Brain Activation in Gambling Disorder: An fMRI Study of Cue Reactivity to Slot-Machine Gambling
This fMRI study examines neural activation patterns in patients with gambling disorder (N=10) compared to healthy controls (N=20) when viewing gambling-related cues such as slot machines versus neutral images. The research applies established cue reactivity paradigms from addiction neuroscience to identify reward system activation and craving-related brain regions specific to behavioral gambling addiction.