Children's screentime is associated with reduced brain activation during an inhibitory control task: A pilot EEG study

Lewin, Kaitlin M.; Meshi, Dar; Aladé, Fashina; Lescht, Erica; Herring, Caryn; Devaraju, Dhatri S.; Wray, Amanda Hampton

doi:10.3389/fcogn.2023.1018096

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“…Playing with a human opponent did not show this effect, suggesting that social interaction reduced distraction. Lewin et al (2023) (#30) examined the relationship between child screentime and neural processes for inhibitory control. They found that after controlling for age, increased screentime was associated with reduced P2 and P3 amplitudes elicited by No-Go trials, indicating less robust inhibition.…”

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“…First, this scoping review found that 23 studies reported the impact on children's brain functions: six positive effects, 15 negative impacts, and two mixed results. In particular, six EEG/ERP (Twait et al, 2019;Kostyrka-Allchorne et al,2019;Law et al, 2023;Lewin et al, 2023;Wetzel et al, 2021;Zivan et al, 2019), five fNIRS (Matsuda & Hiraki, 2006;Shimada & Hiraki, 2006;Li et al, 2019;Li et al, 2020;Li et al, 2021), and four fMRI (Baker et al, 2018;Chen et al, 2023;Horowitz & Hutton, 2017;Hutton et al, 2020) reported the negative effects of digital experiences on children's brain function. In contrast, two EEG/ERP studies (Mondéjar et al, 2016;Bergen et al, 2017), one fNIRS study (Li et al, 2017), and three fMRI studies (Han et al, 2007;Murray et al, 2006;Chaarani et al, 2022) reported the positive and training effects of digital experience on children's brain function.…”

Section: Whether Digital Experience Can Shape Young Mindsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Which Brain Area(s) and Functions Are Affected First, this scoping review found that altogether 15 studies (Baker et al, 2018;Baumgartner et al, 2006;Bergen et al, 2017;Chen et al, 2023;Kostyrka-Allchorne et al, 2019;Law et al, 2023;Lewin et al, 2023;Li et al, 2017;Li et al, 2019;Li et al, 2020;Li et al, 2021;Matsuda & Hiraki, 2006;Mondéjar et al, 2016;Twait et al, 2019;Zivan et al, 2019) reported the impact of digital experience on the function and structure of the frontal lobe, especially the prefrontal cortex (PFC), the neural base of executive function. In particular, some studies (Li et al, 2017;Li et al, 2021;Matsuda & Hiraki, 2006) focused on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DPFC), which is the front part of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex and includes lateral part of Brodmann's area 9 and 46.…”

Section: Whether Digital Experience Can Shape Young Mindsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How Early Digital Experience Shapes Young Brains: A Scoping Review

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Dong,

Liu

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Early digital experience (e.g., screen time and digital use) is believed to impact children’s brain development, functionally and structurally, but this impact has not been systematically reviewed. In this scoping review, we synthesized and evaluated 33 collected studies on children’s digital use (ages 0-12) and their associated brain development published between January 2000 and April 2023. The synthesis of the evidence revealed that: (1) digital experience does have positive and negative impacts on children’s brains, structurally and functionally; (2) it could cause structural and functional changes in children’s frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes, brain connectivity, and brain networks; and the most vulnerable area is the prefrontal cortex and its associated executive function; (3) early digital experience has both positive and negative impacts on children’s brain structure longitudinally. The limitations and implications for future studies are also discussed.

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How Early Digital Experience Shapes Young Brains: A Scoping Review

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Liu

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How Early Digital Experience Shapes Young Brains During 0-12 Years: A Scoping Review

Wu,

Dong,

Liu

et al. 2023

Early Education and Development

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Screen time and mental health: a prospective analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

Nagata,

Al-Shoaibi,

Leong

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background Despite the ubiquity of adolescent screen use, there are limited longitudinal studies that examine the prospective relationships between screen time and child behavioral problems in a large, diverse nationwide sample of adolescents in the United States, which was the objective of the current study. Methods We analyzed cohort data of 9,538 adolescents (9–10 years at baseline in 2016–2018) with two years of follow-up from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. We used mixed-effects models to analyze associations between baseline self-reported screen time and parent-reported mental health symptoms using the Child Behavior Checklist, with random effects adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, household income, parent education, and study site. We tested for effect modification by sex and race/ethnicity. Results The sample was 48.8% female and racially/ethnically diverse (47.6% racial/ethnic minority). Higher total screen time was associated with all mental health symptoms in adjusted models, and the association was strongest for depressive (B = 0.10, 95% CI 0.06, 0.13, p < 0.001), conduct (B = 0.07, 95% CI 0.03, 0.10, p < 0.001), somatic (B = 0.06, 95% CI 0.01, 0.11, p = 0.026), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms (B = 0.06, 95% CI 0.01, 0.10, p = 0.013). The specific screen types with the greatest associations with depressive symptoms included video chat, texting, videos, and video games. The association between screen time and depressive, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, and oppositional defiant symptoms was stronger among White compared to Black adolescents. The association between screen time and depressive symptoms was stronger among White compared to Asian adolescents. Conclusions Screen time is prospectively associated with a range of mental health symptoms, especially depressive symptoms, though effect sizes are small. Video chat, texting, videos, and video games were the screen types with the greatest associations with depressive symptoms. Future research should examine potential mechanisms linking screen use with child behavior problems.

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Children's screentime is associated with reduced brain activation during an inhibitory control task: A pilot EEG study

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How Early Digital Experience Shapes Young Brains: A Scoping Review

How Early Digital Experience Shapes Young Brains: A Scoping Review

How Early Digital Experience Shapes Young Brains During 0-12 Years: A Scoping Review

Screen time and mental health: a prospective analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

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