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Is Social Media Breaking Our Brains? Let's Ask a Neuroscientist!
Manage episode 420825015 series 3487752
Screens and social media are allegedly giving us anxiety, shortening our attention spans and changing our brains in ways that may be irreversible....at least according to the articles I have read. But I want to parse fact from fiction and click-bait headlines from actual scientific studies. Here to answer all of my burning questions about whether social media is breaking my brain and if so how I can fix it is our new resident UTI neuroscientist Brett Abrahams.
Under the Influence is brought to you by Tropical Smoothie Cafe. Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!
153 episodes
Manage episode 420825015 series 3487752
Screens and social media are allegedly giving us anxiety, shortening our attention spans and changing our brains in ways that may be irreversible....at least according to the articles I have read. But I want to parse fact from fiction and click-bait headlines from actual scientific studies. Here to answer all of my burning questions about whether social media is breaking my brain and if so how I can fix it is our new resident UTI neuroscientist Brett Abrahams.
Under the Influence is brought to you by Tropical Smoothie Cafe. Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!
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