Addiction Quote by Daniel Goleman

“heavy video-game playing may release dopamine, which is thought to be involved with addictive behaviors.”

— David B. Agus

I'm not a gamer. But I am very aware of the escapism of drugs. In my mind those kind of do the same thing.…

— Joshua Mohr

While girls average a healthy five hours a week on video games, boys average 13. The problem? The brain chemistry of video games stimulates…

— Warren Farrell

“The researchers worked with more than three thousand young gamers in total, and in all three studies they reached the same conclusion: young people…

— Jane McGonigal

Just think of the opportunities we can unlock by making education as addictive as a video game. This type of experiential, addictive learning improves…

— Naveen Jain

The average age of a gamer is 33 years old, not eight years old, and in fact, if we look at the projected demographics…

— Daphne Bavelier

I actually think gaming is amazing for your mental health.

— Asim Chaudhry

I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.

— Walter Becker

Gaming is our cultural bogeyman - we blame it for everything from child obesity to violence to short attention spans. But any explanation that…

— Naomi Alderman

“Complicating matters, adolescent brains are more susceptible to substance abuse and dependence than adult brains, because they’re making so many new synaptic connections and…

— Jennifer Senior

“The destructive effects of video games are not on boys' cognitive abilities or their reaction times, but on their motivation and their connectedness with…

— Leonard Sax

I've been a video game guy since I was eight years old and got my first Nintendo. I've been addicted to video games ever…

— A.J. Styles