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Thorough Neuro: The Impacts of Screen Time on Children

Thorough Neuro: The Impacts of Screen Time on Children

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Publication Date

5-2-2024

Academic Department

Neuroscience

Faculty Advisor

Olivia Kim

Keywords

brain, cognition, development, screen time, childhood

Description

Our podcast will speak on the positive and negative impacts of technology on children. We will investigate its academic, social, and developmental influences. Our target audience can be anyone, but our episode can be especially helpful for parents of young children.

About the Authors

Sydney Bernstein is a psychology major at Bates College. Growing up, Bernstein did not have access to screens until teenage years. Thus her interest in impacts of screen time at a young age sprung from comparing her lack of screen time as a child to her peers. Austin Hurley is a biochemistry major at Bates College. At a young age, Austin was exposed to screens such as having a phone, iPad, and even an iPod. Therefore, he was curious as to how being exposed to technology at a late age contrasts to his early exposure at a young age. Maddy Kwei is a junior psychology major at Bates. Her mother always brought awareness to the negative effects of technology (watching too much TV will make you stupid, charging your phone within 8 feet of you while sleeping is bad for you, etc.). Thus, she has become curious about technology’s actual impacts on children and people in general.

Course Description

This material was produced as part of the final exam for NRSC 225 (The Neuroscience of Video: How the Screen Affects our Minds and our Brains) in Bates College's Winter 2024 semester.

Disciplines

Neuroscience and Neurobiology

Thorough Neuro: The Impacts of Screen Time on Children

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