ReviewProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018
How early media exposure may affect cognitive function: A review of results from observations in humans and experiments in mice.
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- Taming the endless scroll? Short-form videos, digital routines and neurocognitive outcomes in youth : a systematic literature review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive aging.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Associations Between Screen Use and Child Language Skills: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Artificial intelligence interaction is not equivalent to social interaction: Rethinking artificial intelligence-mediated digital exposure in early childhood.Pediatric investigation · 2026Review
- Smartphone use and cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional study in China.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Problematic Screen Exposure and Sleep Disturbances in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Mediating Role of Sensory Processing.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Intelligent monitoring-based screen exposure patterns and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preschool children.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Early screen media multitasking associated with executive function problems in preschool-age children.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Effect of Screen Time on the Development of Fine Motor, Language, and Social Skills in Children Aged 1 to 6 Years.Cureus · 2026Article
- Longitudinal associations of screen time and outdoor physical activity trajectories with executive function and behavioral problems in children aged 4 years in china: a prospective cohort study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Impact of Screen Time on Development of Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Association of types of on-screen content with mental health problems among Chinese adolescents.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Short-Form Video Media Use Is Associated With Greater Inattentive Symptoms in Thai School-Age Children: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Survey.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Examining measurement discrepancies in adolescent screen media activity with insights from the ABCD study.Npj mental health research · 2025Article
- Boy's love fans versus non-fans in the sexual identity and neural response in the digital age's young females.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Fast-paced and violent media exposure are positively associated with ADHD and impulsivity in college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Sex-dependent effects of early life sensory overstimulation on later life behavioral function in rats.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Brief and Diverse Excitotoxic Insults Increase the Neuronal Nuclear Membrane Permeability in the Neonatal Brain, Resulting in Neuronal Dysfunction and Cell Death.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024Article
- Screen time, brain network development and socio-emotional competence in childhood: moderation of associations by parent-child reading.Psychological medicine · 2024Article
- [Consequences of digital media on the health of children and adolescents with a focus on the consumption of unhealthy foods].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Review
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Abstract
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now among the most commonly diagnosed chronic psychological dysfunctions of childhood. By varying estimates, it has increased by 30% in the past 20 years. Environmental factors that might explain this increase have been explored. One such factor may be audiovisual media exposure during early childhood. Observational studies in humans have linked exposure to fast-paced television in the first 3 years of life with subsequent attentional deficits in later childhood. Although longitudinal and well controlled, the observational nature of these studies precludes definitive conclusions regarding a causal relationship. As experimental studies in humans are neither ethical nor practical, mouse models of excessive sensory stimulation (ESS) during childhood, akin to the enrichment studies that have previously shown benefits of stimulation in rodents, have been developed. Experimental studies using this model have corroborated that ESS leads to cognitive and behavioral deficits, some of which may be potentially detrimental. Given the ubiquity of media during childhood, these findings in humansand rodents perhaps have important implications for public health.
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