Social media could be costing your tween some of their brain power, a new study says.
Children between 9 and 13 years of age who spent more time on social media performed worse on tests of reading, memory and language two years later, researchers reported Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"This study found that even low levels of social media use were associated with poorer cognitive outcomes," said lead researcher Dr. Jason Nagata, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California-San Francisco.
"Our results suggest that the early adolescent brain may be particularly sensitive to social media exposure, underscoring the importance of age-appropriate introduction to these platforms and careful monitoring," he said in a news release.
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