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Correlation between social media use and brain structure does not establish causation given confounding variables like socioeconomic status.

Submitted by ◎ stannebraska (329) 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Methodological limitations of observational neuroimaging research prevent causal inference about social media effects on brain development.

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Adolescents with pre-existing anxiety disorders use social media 40% more frequ…
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