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Smartphone addiction may be responsible for an imbalance in the brain, study says

 

December 1, 2017

A new study presented yesterday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) identified an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people who are addicted to smartphones and the internet.

 A recent Pew Research Center study indicated that 46% of Americans believe that they can’t live without their smartphones. Even though this is an exaggerated sentiment, the number of people becoming highly dependent on portable electronic devices like smartphones for news, information, games, and even the occasional phone call, are increasing.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20171201/Smartphone-addiction-may-be-responsible-for-an-imbalance-in-the-brain-study-says.aspx