Are Smartphones Really Destroying the Adolescent Brain?

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0218-30

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Are Smartphones Really Destroying the Adolescent Brain?

Published Jan 16, 2018 · C. Flora

Scientific American

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Abstract

The article offers information on the adverse impact of smartphones over adolescent brain. Topics discussed include smartphone usage is making adolescents more depressed, anxious and antisocial; adverse impact of social media on teenager mental health; and views of Nicholas Allen, director of the Center for Digital Mental Health at the University of Oregon, on adverse impact of smartphones over brain development.

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PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

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