KevinMD October 11, 2023
A 2023 study of middle school-aged children laid out some alarming findings. Scientists recruited more than one hundred and fifty children, all aged twelve, from rural North Carolina public schools. The children were surveyed regarding their social media usage, including Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. Some of the kids rarely checked social media (one time or less per day), while others were glued to their screens, checking social media more than twenty times a day. The researchers performed functional MRIs, which are imaging studies that can evaluate brain anatomy and activity, on the children every year for three consecutive years. The researchers also asked the children a series of psychological questions.
Based on the answers to these questions, the scientists concluded...
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