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Characteristic EEG Patterns in Individuals with Nonchemical Addiction

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A study was conducted to identify EEG patterns in various forms of nonchemical addiction (gaming and Internet addictions). When the game dependence is observed, the EEG is shifted towards high-amplitude waves, which indicates activation of the diencephalic synchronizing structures of the brain and corresponds to a neurotic state of the anxiety type. In the case of Internet addiction, the prevalence of the spectral characteristics of the β rhythm was detected, indicating an increase in the influence of the stem desynchronizing brain formations and a neurotic state of the stressed type. A characteristic feature of the EEG in both gaming and Internet addictions is the predominance of the functional activity of the right hemisphere.

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The authors are grateful to Arsen Nabievich Dzhabrailov, the director of the PSI-FACTOR Psychological Center at the Dagestan State University, for the assistance in conducting the research.

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Rabadanova, A.I., Taygibova, Z.A. Characteristic EEG Patterns in Individuals with Nonchemical Addiction. Hum Physiol 46, 636–644 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119720050114

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