The Role of Play in Addiction

The idea that play is just an unbridled good is probably not accurate. It can be tied to things that can go off trails. We do know, for instance, that dopamine and some of the braids of anglia areas involved in play are also very close to the ones that are involved in addictions or behavioral addictions. And I remember going to some of the gambling casinos like Las Vegas and you see these hundreds of people sitting there, mechanically pulling down the levers,. You don't really get a feel that they're having fun.