The Internet Doesn’t Just Reward You. It Rewires You.

Dr. Dustin Weissman explains how pleasure-based brain loops fuel digital addiction — and how it goes from dopamine to full cortical immersion.
🎧 Listen here: https://youtu.be/1EQ3yyvgYHg

#TheInternetIsCrack #DigitalAddiction #Neuroscience #InternetUse #MentalHealth #GamingAddiction

[en] Children's screen time: when is it problematic?

"For those who don’t [have skills to regulate their own use of #technology] ... #problematic #internet use is almost universally a #symptom of an underlying #mental health condition or #neurodivergence, typically #depression, social #anxiety, #autism, or #ADHD ..."

"We see the better analogy as #binge-eating #disorder, which is the most prevalent eating disorder."

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/05/how-young-is-too-young-no-such-thing-apparently/

#internetuse #mentalhealth #child #children #screentime #bingeeating #harvard
#ResearchHighlights

Internet use linked to better mental health for older adults https://www.psypost.org/internet-use-linked-to-better-mental-health-for-older-adults/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MentalHealth #OlderAdults #InternetUse #Wellbeing #LifeSatisfaction

To really narrow digital divides, Canada should consistently fund adult education programs
#Canada #AdultEducation #DigitalDivide #DigitalSkills #5G #EducationFunding #DigitalAccess #LiteracyPrograms #Tech #EquityInAccess #InternetUse #MobileDevices
https://the-14.com/to-really-narrow-digital-divides-canada-should-consistently-fund-adult-education-programs/

[en] Oxford: Study Claims Associations between Internet Use and Well-Being

"Internet technologies’ and platforms’ potential psychological consequences remain debated."

"We examined whether having (mobile) internet access or actively using the internet predicted eight well-being outcomes ..."

"... observation shows ... relationships between internet access or use and well-being remained positive."

https://tmb.apaopen.org/pub/a2exdqgg/

#wellbeing #internetuse #internet #digitaleconomics #academia #oxford