A new study found that these compulsive urges of some Facebook users have similar brain patterns as drug addicts. A team of researchers wanted to estimate addiction-type symptoms associated with Facebook use, including withdrawal, anxiety and conflict over the site. Questionnaires were issued to 20 undergraduate students and used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the participants' brains. A series of computer images were ...Thursday, 29 January 2015
Research Exhibits Brain Pattern of Facebook Addicts
A new study found that these compulsive urges of some Facebook users have similar brain patterns as drug addicts. A team of researchers wanted to estimate addiction-type symptoms associated with Facebook use, including withdrawal, anxiety and conflict over the site. Questionnaires were issued to 20 undergraduate students and used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the participants' brains. A series of computer images were ...
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