How far is your cell phone now? When did you see it last? For many of us, this digital device is almost constantly in our hands, and new research emphasizes the effects of brain activity that can happen when we use them.
The study was requested by 25 young people between 18 and 30 years of age to limit the use of smartphones as possible for 72 hours. Only essential communication and work -related activities were allowed.
HEIDELBERG University and Researchers at Colagrography University in Germany Magnetic resonance (MRI) Scan and psychological tests before and after the phone diet decide how it affected the nerve pattern and activity.
“We used a vertical approach to investigate the impact of smartphone restrictions on smartphone users.” write Researchers are in published papers.
“The connection between the changes in brain activation over time and the addiction -related neurotransmitter system has been found.”
After scanning 72 hours later, the participants showed various image promptes, including more ‘neutral’ images that turned on and off for smartphone photos, and showing topics such as boats and flowers.
When the phone image prompt was used, changes were observed in some of the brains associated with compensation processing and craving, and in some ways similar to the brain signal. To material addiction -The phone suggests that we can be addictive, such as nicotine or alcohol.
The changes found in the brain are Dopamine and Serotonin The system backs up this idea for telephone addiction. These two neurotransmitters are associated with multiple brain function, including obsessive behavior and mood control.
However, despite the fact that telephone access was limited based on psychological tests, there was no change in the mood or desire of the participants. Some volunteers reported that the atmosphere was improved, but it did not appear in the test data.
This study did not have more details about why brain activity has changed due to smartphone behavior, but there may be some factors. Not all telephone -based activities are as addictive as other telephone -based activities.
“Our data does not solve the longing for the use of smartphones and social interactions. Nowadays, there are two strict intertwined processes.” write researcher.
“Our data shows relatively strong results without solving these processes, but future research should be clearly aimed at solving these aspects.”
Scientists still find out how the phone is changing our lives, and our brains have shown the first iPhone in less than 20 years. But now we know a little more about the subtle withdrawal symptoms that occur when we don’t pick up mobile every few minutes.
“Identified nerve mechanisms can actually promote addictive behavior of those who are at risk of excessive smartphone use.” write researcher.
This study has been published Computer.
