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March 3, 2025 – How far away is your phone right now? When did you last look at it? For many of us, these digital devices are almost constantly in our hands, and a new study highlights the effects on brain activity that can happen when we cut back on using them.
The research involved 25 young adults aged between 18 and 30, who were asked to restrict their smartphone use as much as possible for 72 hours: Only essential communications and work-related activities were allowed.
Researchers from Heidelberg University and the University of Cologne in Germany used magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI) scans and psychological tests before and after the phone diet to determine what kind of effect this had on neural patterns and activity.
“We used a longitudinal approach to investigate effects of smartphone restriction in smartphone users,” write the researchers in their published paper.
“Associations between changes of brain activation over time and addiction-related neurotransmitter systems were found.”
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