Overview

• Teens with internet addiction show disrupted brain signaling in areas controlling attention and decision-making.
• The study reviewed 12 neuroimaging studies involving 237 adolescents aged 10 to 19 from 2013 to 2022.
• Experts caution that cause-and-effect conclusions cannot be definitively drawn from the current data.
• Behavioral changes linked to internet addiction include social withdrawal, sleep disruption, and irregular eating patterns.
• Researchers call for more extensive studies to better understand the long-term effects and potential treatments.