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For adolescents, social media might be a brain-changer, researchers say

Por: ABC7 Health January 05, 2023

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.For youth who habitually check their social media, the brain is changing in a way that is becoming more and more sensitive to social feedback over time, said lead study author Dr. Eva Telzer, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. And this is setting the stage for how the brain continues to develop into adulthood.Telzer and her team studied 169 sixth and seventh grade students in... + full article



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