Brain study finds that men have less ability to control urges in online gaming

A new study by Chinese researchers using medical imaging has found differences in the brain activity of men and women addicted to internet gaming.

The study, published in the international journal Brain Imaging and Behavior, says addicted men have lower impulse control compared with women, indicating that men are more likely to become addicted to internet gaming.

Researchers from Renji Hospital, which is affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, recruited 105 Chinese participants for the study, which had two groups - one with 32 men and 23 women addicted to gaming, and the other with 30 men and 22 women who were not addicted.