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How meta devices could make electronics more efficient
Students who report checking their social media more often showed greater neural sensitivity in parts of their brain like amygdala, according to a study. The areas on fMRI that were lesssensitive to those who check their social media more frequently were in areas where the people who checked their social media less frequently were. As…
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A missing link between social media and teen mental health
A preliminary study by a North Carolina-based nonprofit revealed the importance of checking social media for adolescents’ well-being. Researchers studied 169 students in sixth and seventh grade and found the students who reported checking their social media more regularly showed greater neural sensitivity in parts of the brain like the amygdala. The study established a…