Study: Children who habitually check social media may experience major brain changes
Fox TV Frequent social media use in children may lead to big changes in their brains, a new study found.
Social media use linked to brain changes in teens, study finds
Good Morning America A new study has identified a possible link between frequently checking social media and brain changes that are associated with having less control of impulsive behaviors among young adolescents.
Habitually checking social media may be linked to preteen brain changes
Medpage Today Habitually checking social media may be associated with changes in the brain’s sensitivity to social rewards and punishments in preteens, according to an imaging-based study.
Frequent social media checking may impact a young person’s brain
Health News A new study suggests that the more young people check their social media feeds, the more they become hypersensitive to peer feedback.
Social media usage and response to social feedback
Contemporary Pediatrics Habitually checking social media during adolescence may lead to changes in neural sensitivity related to rewards and punishments, according to a recent study.
UNC researchers link adolescents’ habitual checking of social media to brain development
NC Medical Society A UNC Chapel Hill study provides some of the first findings on how social media usage could have long-standing and important consequences on the development of adolescent brains.
Social media use linked to brain changes in teens, study finds
Good Morning America A new study has identified a possible link between frequently checking social media and brain changes that are associated with having less control of impulsive behaviors among young adolescents.
UNC research studies social media and brain development
WRAL (Raleigh, NC) A new study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young adolescents’ brain development.
Social media use is linked to brain changes in teens: Study
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) The effect of social media use on children is a fraught area of research as parents and policymakers try to ascertain the results of a vast experiment already in full swing.