Tech And TV: Study Shows Excessive Screen Time, Explicit Content Changing The Teenage Brain
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Tech And TV: Study Shows Excessive Screen Time, Explicit Content Changing The Teenage Brain

Melissa Henson

In one generation, the world has experienced seismic shifts in the way we communicate and relate to one another, but these changes are coming at a high cost – particularly to our children.

Most teenagers (97%) report being online every day, and nearly half (46%) say they are online “almost constantly,” but recent research from scientists at the University of North Carolina shows that all of this time on social media is linked to changes in the teen brain.

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