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Jun 15, 2022 · Social media relies on the brain’s propensity to endorse prior beliefs to keep us engaged online. The seminal Colleani 2014 paper mapping Twitter users’ political orientation through social media using big data famously showed how information moves through our social networks, and the broad preference for in-group informational distribution.
Nov 9, 2017 · The constant information overload of Twitter and other forms of social media is unprecedented. How can this affect our brains? We simply cannot have been designed to withstand such a constant...
Feb 24, 2024 · We also investigated the effects of Twitter use on reported boredom, anxiety, and loneliness, emotions that could complement the relationship with well-being (all measured as individual items...
Nov 1, 2022 · Media overload is hurting our mental health. Here are ways to manage headline stress. Psychologists are seeing an increase in news-related stress; installing a few key media guardrails can help. By Charlotte Huff Date created: November 1, 2022 12 min read. Vol. 53 No. 8. Print version: page 20. Current Events. Mental Health. Stress.
May 6, 2019 · Specifically, we explore how unique features of the online world may be influencing: a) attentional capacities, as the constantly evolving stream of online information encourages our divided attention across multiple media sources, at the expense of sustained concentration; b) memory processes, as this vast and ubiquitous source of online inform...
- Joseph Firth, John B Torous, Brendon Stubbs, Josh A Firth, Genevieve Z Steiner, Lee Smith, Mario Alv...
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Dec 5, 2021 · Social media is now a core part of the global communications infrastructure, shaping our communication, relationships, work, and even our brains. Social media platforms are designed to influence user behavior and use techniques from psychology and neuroscience to capture our attention and keep us coming back.
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Feb 19, 2022 · Youth of today grow up in a digital social world but the effects on well-being and brain development remain debated. This study tracked longitudinal associations between structural brain development, social media use and mental well-being.
