Effects of Internet use on the adolescent brain: Despite popular claims, experimental evidence remains scarce

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 385-387

  Mills, Kathryn L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET ADDICTION; NOTE; SKILL; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFORMATION SEEKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET;

EID: 84904652295     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.04.011     Document Type: Note

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