The Epoch Times Habitual checking of social media could be affecting neural development in adolescents’ brains, leaving them sensitive to the social feedback of the tangible world, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study.
Published on Tuesday in JAMA Pediatrics, the study (pdf) explored what the long-term effects could be for adolescents who frequently check their social media
Relying on magnetic resonance imaging and self-reporting, the study followed the social media use of 178 12- to 13-year-old participants in three North Carolina public schools over two years.
The adolescents were evaluated on their use of Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat…
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