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Teens: this is how social media affects your brain
CNN: Whether you’re on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, What’s App or Twitter, the way you communicate with friends today is changing. Keeping in touch is no longer about face to face, but instead screen to screen
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‘Like’ it or not, teen brain is primed to join the crowd
The Washington Post: About the easiest action you can take in social media is to “like” a tweet or a photo. If you’re a teenager, your brain is particularly primed to “like” what others have
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Getting smarter
aeon: Is it just me, or is everybody out there looking for a quick fix? There is something highly compelling about the idea that there is a secret switch we can flip to become suddenly
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L’immenso potere dei “like” su una mente adolescente (The immense power of the “like” of a teenage mind)
La Stampa: L’influenza dei social network e, in generale delle nuove tecnologie, sulle nostre abitudini e sulla nostra mente è ormai da tempo sotto attento esame degli scienziati. Superata la fase delle argomentate opinioni e
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For Teenagers, the Pleasure of ‘Likes’
The New York Times: Move over sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. For today’s teenager, it’s all about the “likes.” A “like,” for the uninitiated, refers to the positive feedback given to a post on
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How “likes” affect teenagers’ brains
The Economist: FOR the first six months after teenagers in Colorado pass their driving test, the state bans them from carrying non-sibling teenage passengers unless someone over 21 is also in the car. It is
