The effects of scrolling social media on your brain

Scrolling social media on a phone. Source: AAP / DEAN LEWINS/AAP IMAGE

A new study suggests that using social media can cause crucial brain activity levels to slump within minutes. It found a significant drop-off in cognition, emotion and focus after scrolling sessions.

Scrolling social media is a guilty pleasure that can quickly spiral into distraction and people are certainly becoming more aware of it.
The pilot study of 27 people compared responses to gaming, television and social media on these devices.
From December the 10th, a federal government ban on under 16s accessing social media takes effect.

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