Internet Addiction (China)

Stryder

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Web addicts have brain changes similar to those hooked on drugs or alcohol, preliminary research suggests.

Experts in China scanned the brains of 17 young web addicts and found disruption in the way their brains were wired up. [source: BBC ]

It obviously looks like the Chinese are trying to tie instances of people becoming too engrossed with the internet to addiction and have identified "traits", however it does tend to come across as a slightly biased perception, perhaps aimed to justify media control.
 
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