Inhibitory control in problematic usage of the internet: An ALE meta-analysis

Abstract

Problematic Usage of the Internet (PUI) is often characterized by deficits in inhibitory control. The links between such deficits and altered brain activity, though, have been fragmented and mixed. Thus, we seek here to identify communal patterns of brain activation related to inhibitory control in individuals with PUI through a comprehensive quantitative synthesis. To this end, we performed a systematic search of PubMed and Web of Science databases (March 2, 2025). It captured cross-sectional studies that (1) investigated whole-brain activation differences between PUI individuals and healthy controls during inhibitory control tasks, and (2) reported peak coordinates of significant differenc..