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Technology and Brain Health

Chatbots could be harmful for teens’ mental health and social development : NPR

Chatbots could be harmful for teens’ mental health and social development : NPR
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It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that Keri Rodrigues began to worry about how her kids might be using chatbots. She learned her youngest son was interacting with the chatbot in his Bible app — he

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Why social connection matters to your health

Why social connection matters to your health
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It might sound like a contradiction, but if you’re feeling lonely, you’re not alone.

One in four Australians experience persistent loneliness, indicating that its associated impact on happiness is something many of us can relate to.

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Social lifetime experiences can have long-lasting effects on mental and brain health

Social lifetime experiences can have long-lasting effects on mental and brain health
4 min read
Social lifetime experiences have long-lasting effects on mental and brain health
Study design and analysis pipeline. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63277-6

Lifetime significant experiences, in particular the social ones, are the fabric of our identity. But what about their impact on our health? Hardships of childhood, access to education quality

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Mental Health and Brain Health

How a Mother’s Mental Health Shapes Her Baby’s Social Brain

How a Mother’s Mental Health Shapes Her Baby’s Social Brain
2 min read

At UMass Chan’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, researchers are on a heartwarming mission: to understand how babies build the brain circuits that help them connect with others.

Through the Baby Brain Study, scientists have been tracking over 80 babies and

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Mental Health and Brain Health

How to Use Social Media Without Harming Your Mental Health

How to Use Social Media Without Harming Your Mental Health
3 min read

New York, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As social media continues to reshape the way people connect and communicate, it is also raising new concerns about its impact on mental health. The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF), the

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Technology and Brain Health

Negative effects of technology: Psychological, social, and health

Negative effects of technology: Psychological, social, and health
4 min read

Overuse or dependence on technology may have adverse psychological effects, including:

Negative body image

One of the most well-studied effects of social media use is on body image, or how satisfied a person is with their appearance.

A 2022 review

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