Loss aversion and evidence accumulation in short-video addiction: A behavioral and neuroimaging investigation

• Published in: NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 313; p. 121250
• Main Authors: Liu, Chang, Wang, Jinlian, Li, Hanbing, Shangguan, Qianyi, Jin, Weipeng, Zhu, Wenwei, Wang, Pinchun, Chen, Xuyi, Wang, Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2025; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier
• Subjects: Addictions; Addictive behaviors; Adult; Aversion; Behavior; Behavior, Addictive - diagnostic imaging; Behavior, Addictive - physiopathology; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - physiopathology; Brain Mapping - methods; Brain research; Cerebellum; Cortex (parietal); DDM; Decision making; Decision Making - physiology; Drift; Drug use; Female; Frontal gyrus; Gambling; Humans; Internet; Internet Addiction Disorder - diagnostic imaging; Internet Addiction Disorder - physiopathology; Investigations; Loss aversion; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical imaging; Motor task performance; Neuroimaging; Postcentral gyrus; Presupplementary motor area; Questionnaires; Short video addiction symptoms; Supplementary motor area; Young Adult; China; Short video addiction symptoms; DDM; Loss aversion

•SVA symptoms were negatively correlated with LA.•Drift rate mediated the association between SVA symptoms and LA.•Brain activation patterns within cognitive control and motor networks shaped decision-making biases related to addiction. Excessive use of short-video platforms not only impairs decisio...