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Brain Science, Social Media and a Modern Moral Panic
Research shows young brains develop reward-system changes from gaming and social media, with patterns similar to substance addiction, according to UC Santa Barbara neuroscientists.
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Brain Science, Social Media and a Modern Moral Panic
Too much screen time — particularly related to social media use in kids, teens and young adults — is a major concern in modern society. Smartphones are ubiquitous. Social media is enticing. And the impulse-control and decision-making capacities in young brains are not yet fully developed. While social media addiction hasn’t been officially recognized as a mental health condition, it shows up in brain scans, according to Kylie Falcione, a graduat…
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