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> I asked Prof Peter Etchells, an expert on the psychological effects of digital technology at Bath Spa University if this could be plausible. "To the best of m
by voisin 2y ago
> I asked Prof Peter Etchells, an expert on the psychological effects of digital technology at Bath Spa University if this could be plausible. "To the best of my knowledge," he says, "There isn't any good science to support the idea that short videos are specifically or uniquely bad in terms of effects on the brain."
- GlibMonkeyDeath 2y agoThat's an awfully careful definition, though ("specifically or uniquely bad".) The article does report how researchers found brain differences in those most "addicted" to short-form content. Correlation vs. Causation of course. Gambling addicts also show brain structure correlations (https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/07/how-gambling-affects-the-brain https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/07/how-gambling-affects-the...), so I don't think this is a surprising result.