Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

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It would start with a notification—a friend sending me a reel. I’d open it and then without even thinking my thumb would swipe up.” “The algorithm knows me. A curated selection of content would have ...

Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said that the focus should be on parents at home and even the school district when it comes to children getting addicted to social media.

When we learn a new motor skill—whether mastering a piano passage or refining balance while walking—the brain must reorganize ...

Astrocytes use the MEGF10 receptor to prune synapses in the striatum, a process essential for dopamine-driven motor learning.

What can a honey bee tell us about human learning? According to researchers at Virginia Tech and Arizona State University, more than you might think. Their findings, published in Science Advances on ...

A Slidell mother says a free program helped save her from a life of substance abuse. Now, she's encouraging others with the ...

Researchers have discovered that drugs like Ozempic for diabetes and obesity also improve alcohol use disorders and other ...