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60 Minutes: Groundbreaking Study Examines Effects Of Screen Time On Kids

/ CBS Baltimore

(CBS News) -- If you have kids and wonder if all that time they spend on their smartphones endlessly scrolling, snapping and texting is affecting their brains, you might want to put down your own phone and pay attention. The federal government, through the National Institutes of Health, has launched the most ambitious study of adolescent brain development ever attempted. In part, scientists are trying to understand what no one currently does: how all that screen time impacts the physical structure of your kids' brains, as well as their emotional development and mental health.

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First published on December 10, 2018 / 5:02 AM EST

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