are smart-phones really destroying the adolescent brain?

• Autores: Carlin Flora
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 318, Nº. 2, 2018, págs. 30-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.