Social Media Is Rewiring American Teen Brains — New Study Reveals Alarming Structural Damage
A landmark US neuroscience study has found that teenagers spending five or more hours daily on social media show measurable changes in the structure of their developing brains — specifically in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, which govern emotional regulation and impulse control. The findings are consistent across thousands of children tracked over multiple years. The study arrives as over 2,000 lawsuits against Meta and other platforms allege that social media was knowingly designed to be addictive to minors. WooGlobe Ref : WGA471931
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