Is screen time damaging the teen brain emotionally? Ever heard of the Limbic System, Synaptic Pruning, or the Prefrontal Cortex? Synaptic Pruning, the Limbic System, and the Prefrontal Cortex all deal with the brain. In a way, they all have something to do with behavior. Screen time is bad not only for a teens brain, but for their health. The AAP should should not raise the time limited to screen time. Synaptic Pruning is a productive charge in neutral structures by reducing the overall number of neutrons or connections in the brain. Synaptic pruning could occur if a teen were to spend too much time on screens. Synaptic pruning occurs based on the choices, the behavior, and the environment of an individual. (Scholastic). Also, if a synapse
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The Limbic System controls your feelings, too much screen time can disrupt that. The Limbic System in the teen brain is more sensitive to risk and reward, and gets a bigger shot of dopamine in rewarding situations. (Galvan). The Limbic System plays a central role in the teens emotional responses, it is also associated with choices made in feelings. (Scholastic). If a teen spends too much time on screens, then The Limbic System will take over and cause damage to the emotions, motivation, and behavior of an adolescent. Too much screen time can have negative effects on behavior. (Summers). Screen time takes away the ability of interacting for young children. (Summers). If young children spend too much time on screen, then negative effects will be shown through their behavior, causing the ability to interact to fade. When connected to too much screen time, The Limbic System could take over and disrupt adolescent behavior and …show more content…
The Prefrontal cortex, also known as the frontal lobe, is located behind the forehead. The Prefrontal Cortex helps with thinking ahead and sizing up risk and reward. The Frontal Lobe matures later than other parts of the brain. (Galvan). If teens spend too much time on screens, then their behavior could result badly, since their frontal lobe matures later. Prefrontal Cortex damage can cause disinhibition, such that the behavior of a subject is guided by previously acquired responses. These responses are usually inappropriate to the current situation. (Price). Pathological disturbances of mood may follow a bipolar course, in with normal moods alternate with both depression and mania. (Price). If a teen spends too much time on screens, then damage to the Prefrontal Cortex could occur, causing mental illnesses. Damage to the Frontal lobe could result into mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, mania, bipolar disorder, or even
The Limbic System controls your feelings, too much screen time can disrupt that. The Limbic System in the teen brain is more sensitive to risk and reward, and gets a bigger shot of dopamine in rewarding situations. (Galvan). The Limbic System plays a central role in the teens emotional responses, it is also associated with choices made in feelings. (Scholastic). If a teen spends too much time on screens, then The Limbic System will take over and cause damage to the emotions, motivation, and behavior of an adolescent. Too much screen time can have negative effects on behavior. (Summers). Screen time takes away the ability of interacting for young children. (Summers). If young children spend too much time on screen, then negative effects will be shown through their behavior, causing the ability to interact to fade. When connected to too much screen time, The Limbic System could take over and disrupt adolescent behavior and …show more content…
The Prefrontal cortex, also known as the frontal lobe, is located behind the forehead. The Prefrontal Cortex helps with thinking ahead and sizing up risk and reward. The Frontal Lobe matures later than other parts of the brain. (Galvan). If teens spend too much time on screens, then their behavior could result badly, since their frontal lobe matures later. Prefrontal Cortex damage can cause disinhibition, such that the behavior of a subject is guided by previously acquired responses. These responses are usually inappropriate to the current situation. (Price). Pathological disturbances of mood may follow a bipolar course, in with normal moods alternate with both depression and mania. (Price). If a teen spends too much time on screens, then damage to the Prefrontal Cortex could occur, causing mental illnesses. Damage to the Frontal lobe could result into mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, mania, bipolar disorder, or even