What effect does social media have on the human brain?

Question: What effect does social media have on the human brain?
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  brain,
  effect,
  social media
Asked by 492enqh39 to Sallie on 15 Mar 2017.
- Sallie Baxendale answered on 15 Mar 2017:
  
  Good question – scientists are only just beginning to study this but so far the research does show that people who use social media a lot may make friends in a different way to people who don’t use it!

Question: What effect does social media have on the human brain?