Learn From These Bugs. Don't Let Social Media Zombify You

Published: Sept. 26, 2018, 4:31 p.m.

b'You\\u2019ve heard that social media is screwing with your brain. Maybe you even read about it on social media. (So meta; so messed up.) The neurochemical culprit, dopamine, spikes when you like and get liked, share and are shared. You\\u2019ve probably also heard scientists compare the affliction to drug or alcohol addiction. That\\u2019s fair. The same part of the brain lights up. Scroll, scroll, scroll. It\\u2019s a phenomenon now so pervasive that it\\u2019s got a name: zombie scrolling syndrome.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'