Sure, elevated inflammatory cytokines are consistently shown in imaging studies to reduce brain activity in motivation areas, and drive it in anxiety related a

Sure, elevated inflammatory cytokines are consistently shown in imaging studies to reduce brain activity in motivation areas, and drive it in anxiety related areas [1]. So it makes sense to me that we would seek the lower effort emotional rewards that social media platforms can provide. What I'm surprised by here is that they don't find it's then used for entertainment value, but rather for social engagement. Which would indicate it drives a need to seek particular levels of oxytocin and vasopressin specifically: > it's associated with social media to specifically interact with other users, like direct messaging and posting to people’s pages. Interestingly, inflammation did not lead people to use social media for other purposes—for example, entertainment purposes like watching funny video [1] 2018, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997866/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997866/