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    • Psychiatry
    • Neuroimaging

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    • Pathological gambling is increasingly recognized as a behavioral addiction with similarities to substance use disorders.
    • Neurobiological hypotheses are being explored to understand the underlying mechanisms of compulsive gambling.
    • Previous research highlights the role of dopamine and executive function deficits in pathological gambling.

    Purpose:

    • To review and synthesize current neurobiological findings in pathological gambling.
    • To investigate the role of the brain's reward system and executive functions in compulsive gambling.
    • To identify limitations and future directions for neuroimaging research in pathological gambling.

    Summary:

    • Neuroimaging studies suggest dopamine plays a role, though mechanisms differ from substance addiction.
    • Pathological gamblers exhibit decision-making deficits and impaired executive functions, linked to frontal lobe dysfunction.
    • Functional MRI reveals altered reactivity in reward system regions (striatum, ventro-medial prefrontal cortex) to gambling cues and monetary gains.

    Impact:

    • Current neuroimaging studies are limited by scarcity and heterogeneity, hindering a unified neurobiological model.
    • Replication and diverse approaches are crucial for developing a coherent model.
    • A robust model can inform more effective prevention and treatment strategies for pathological gambling.