When we receive a like notification on social media, the brain's reward system is activated giving us instant gratification.
Tag: mental health and social media
Youth Have a Love-Hate Relationship With Tech in the Digital Age
When a group of young people spent a week without their phones, they felt a loss of human contact and constantly feared their safety.
Tech Traps UK Teens in Mental Health Crisis – Can it Save Them?
Mental health professionals are using mobile apps to treat more children, reach more minorities and, crucially, catch them all earlier.
Your Body as a Weapon: The Rise of the ‘Revenge Body’ Online
Typically such bodies are built in order to make your ex-lover want you back. But you’re too good for them now.