Teenagers who frequently check their social media accounts develop heightened sensitivity to feedback from peers, according to new research from the University of North Carolina.
Jan. 4, 2022 --
“We can’t make causal claims that social media is changing the brain,” said Eva H. Telzer, PhD, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and an author of the study.
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