Media use and brain development during adolescence

Eveline A. Crone; Elly A. Konijn

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03126-x

Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

Media use and brain development during adolescence

Eveline A. Crone,
Elly A. Konijn

Affiliations

Eveline A. Crone: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Leiden University
Elly A. Konijn: Department of Communication Science, Media Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03126-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The current generation of adolescents grows up in a media-saturated world. Here, Crone and Konijn review the neural development in adolescence and show how neuroscience can provide a deeper understanding of developmental sensitivities related to adolescents’ media use.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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