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Shared gray matter alterations in individuals with diverse behavioral addictions: A voxel-wise meta-analysis

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JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages 44-57

Publisher

AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT
DOI: 10.1556/2006.2020.00006

Keywords

behavioral addictions; magnetic resonance imaging; gray matter; voxel based morphometry; meta-analysis

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Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation [81621003, 81820108018]
  2. program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (PCSIRT) [IRT16R52]
  3. Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province [2019JDS0044]

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Background and aims: Numerous studies on behavioral addictions (BAs) have reported gray matter (GM) alterations in multiple brain regions by using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). However, findings are poorly replicated and it remains elusive whether distinct addictive behaviors are underpinned by shared abnormalities. In this meta-analysis, we integrated VBM studies on different BAs to investigate common GM abnormalities in individuals with BAs. Methods: We performed a systematic search up to January 2019 in several databases for VBM studies investigating GM differences between individuals with BAs and healthy controls. The reference lists of included studies and high-quality reviews were investigated manually. Anisotropic effect-size signed differential mapping was applied in this meta-analysis. Results: Twenty studies including 505 individuals with BAs and 564 healthy controls met the inclusion criteria. Compared with healthy controls, individuals with BAs showed GM atrophy in the left anterior cingulate (extending to the left medial superior frontal gyrus and bilateral orbitofrontal gyrus), right putamen and right supplementary motor area. Subgroup analysis found heterogeneity in gender and subtypes of BAs. Meta-regression revealed that GM decreases in the left anterior cingulate and right supplementary motor area were positively correlated with addictive severity. Higher impulsivity was associated with smaller volume of the left anterior cingulate. Discussion and conclusions: Our findings on BAs were mainly derived from internet gaming disorder (IGD) and pathological gambling (PG) studies, preliminarily suggesting that GM atrophy in the prefrontal and striatal areas might be a common structural biomarker of BAs.

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