Topic > The Importance of Social Media in Schools - 1083

If a child's brain does not develop fully every time they start using social media and technology, it may end up altering their brain. “A 2008 UCLA study revealed that web users had substantially altered prefrontal cortex due, in part, to the fast pace at which social networking sites rewired the brain with repeated exposures” (“Social Networking” 1) . Young people can also end up with illnesses such as ADHD along with addictive behaviors as a result of social media use. Countless doctors have found that seizure-prone children are more likely to twitch at flickering colors on computer screens; for this reason it is necessary to monitor, above all, the time spent on social media