The link between social media and Brains

in #steemit6 years ago

Social media has become escape from our Everyday lives in the modern 21st century Whether it's to seek a sense of belonging When no one's talking to us at a party or to Cure breedom when standing in the checkout line.
It gives the impression that we are cool and connected.

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We can make meaningful connection by plugging into our social Networks.

1)) We can discover community groups or find jobs and love.

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2))We can find long-lost friends and reconnect with relatives.

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3)) By the use of feeds it's become easy to remember people's birthday.

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4))It is easy to listen people's conversations and debates without participating.

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5)) Social network is great for sharing content too.

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Studies had proved people who are batting an illness benefit from the support they receive through social media too.
So no, social media isn't the enemy.
Loneliness is.

No matter how much weight we put on the number of followers , subscribers or likes we get, that does not mean all those people could come to our birthday party or be there for us in middle of the night.

In a study done few years ago,researchers found that when you take away someone's phone,they reported feeling anxious and that anxiety continued until they got their phone back.
One of the people behind that study is Larry Rosen ,professor emeritus and past chairman of psychology department at California state University,Dominguez hills, he is been studying "psychology of technology " for more than 30 years. Rosen said researchers studied more than 200 students to see how they used their phones.
Students used an app called "Instant" which tallied how many times they unlocked their phone each day and tracked how long the device remained unlocked.

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