Impact of Screens on Preschool Brains
A newly released study, Associations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White Matter Integrity in Preschool-Aged Children, is creating some buzz. Read some of opinions about the research and its results in:
- 4 reasons not to freak out about the latest scary screen time study from Mashable
- expert reaction to study on screen use and white brain matter in children from Science Media Centre
- Screen time might be physically changing kids’ brains from MIT Technology Review
- Screen Use Tied to Children’s Brain Development from The New York Times
- Study finds changes in brain wiring among young children who get more screen time from CTV
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