{"id":428898,"date":"2022-04-08T19:48:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiktoks-impact-on-childrens-brains-likened-to-candy-store\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T19:48:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:48:06","slug":"tiktoks-impact-on-childrens-brains-likened-to-candy-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-impact-on-childrens-brains-likened-to-candy-store\/","title":{"rendered":"#TikTok&#8217;s impact on children&#8217;s brains likened to &#8216;candy store&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b14edac5a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b14edac5a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-impact-on-childrens-brains-likened-to-candy-store\/#%E2%80%9CTikToks_impact_on_childrens_brains_likened_to_%E2%80%98candy_store%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;TikTok&#8217;s impact on children&#8217;s brains likened to &#8216;candy store&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;TikTok&#8217;s impact on children&#8217;s brains likened to &#8216;candy store'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The way children are consuming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, especially on TikTok, is likely negatively affecting their attention spans, according to a recent Wall Street Journal\u00a0report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is hard to look at increasing trends in media consumption of all types, media multitasking and rates of ADHD [attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder] in\u00a0young people\u00a0and not conclude that there is a decrease in their attention span,\u201d said Dr. Carl Marci, a\u00a0psychiatrist\u00a0at Massachusetts <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although the link between ADHD and screen time is debatable, new research suggests the type of short and fast-paced videos that children consume today are partly to blame for why they struggle to participate in longer-term activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TikTok, known as Douyin in its home market, debuted in\u00a0China\u00a0in September 2016 as a short-form video sharing platform, primarily for lip-syncing and dancing videos, but became the most <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>ed app in 2019, according to paper published in NeuroImage last\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1053811921004134#!\">year<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The paper is one of several studies to examine the effect of TikTok on the brain, which examined how personalized videos, compared to general-interest videos, influenced the reward centers of the brain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MRI scans of participants were highly activated in the addiction part of the brain who watched personalized videos, finding some users struggled to control when to stop watching.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tiktok-51.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A girl is holding a phone with the app TikTok loaded on it.\" class=\"wp-image-21830287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tiktok-51.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tiktok-51.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tiktok-51.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>TikTok has been likened to a \u201cdopamine machine\u201d.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">dpa\/picture alliance via Getty I<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In general, activities that require sustained attention, like reading and doing math problems, use the part of the brain responsible for decision-making and impulse control known as the prefrontal cortex, per the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDirected attention is the ability to inhibit distractions and sustain attention and to shift attention appropriately. It requires higher-order skills like planning and prioritizing,\u201d said Dr. Michael Manos, the clinical director of the Center for Attention and Learning at Cleveland Clinic Children\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>But many kids struggle with this type of skill because the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until when they reach adulthood at age 25, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Manos noted: \u201cIf kids\u2019 brains become accustomed to constant changes, the brain finds it difficult to adapt to a nondigital activity where things don\u2019t move quite as fast.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTikTok is a dopamine machine. If you want kids to pay attention, they need to practice paying attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Dr. John Hutton, pediatrician and director of the Reading &amp; Literacy Discovery Center at Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital.\u00a0<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>TikTok uses an algorithm to personalize the video feeds based on the time they watch each video and then cycles similar content, according to a recent Wall Street Journal investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the paper noted the company is now working on ways for the algorithm to diversify its videos, with a TikTok spokeswoman saying they are working on reducing excessive app time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But TikTok is not the only social platform kids have a hard time breaking away from, with\u00a0Google\u00a0also making changes to limit usage by not automatically replaying videos for people\u2019s accounts under the age of 18, per the Journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The brain releases the neurotransmitter dopamine when it anticipates a reward, so the rush of dopamine makes us crave for more \u2013 from a delicious meal, drugs, or a viral TikTok Video, according to the Journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTikTok is a dopamine machine,\u201d said Dr. John Hutton, a pediatrician and director of the Reading &amp; Literacy Discovery Center at Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tiktok-49.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A student has opened the TikTok app.\" class=\"wp-image-21830286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tiktok-49.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tiktok-49.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tiktok-49.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A report concluded that TikTok shortens children\u2019s attention span.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">dpa\/picture alliance via Getty I<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you want kids to pay attention, they need to practice paying attention.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some simple strategies to increase children\u2019s attention-span is to encourage exercise and play time, but: \u201cDepriving kids of\u00a0tech\u00a0doesn\u2019t work, but simultaneously reducing it and building up other things, like playing outside, does,\u201d said Johann Hari, author of \u201cStolen Focus: Why You Can\u2019t Pay Attention\u2014and How to Think Deeply Again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TikTok and YouTube also allow parents to create their own account and link it with their children, known as Family Pairing and Google Family Link, respectively, to limit usage, but parents are also able to set direct limits on Apple and Android devices as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to giving\u00a0parents\u00a0insight into, and control over, how their teens use TikTok and helping facilitate important conversations within families about the responsible navigation of digital platforms,\u201d TikTok said in a 2020 press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe have an endless flow of immediate pleasures that\u2019s unprecedented in human history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>James Williams, tech ethicist and author of \u201cStand Out of Our Light: Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy.\u201d<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Because children will not want to initially put down their entertainment devices, they should practice stopping it, because this will gradually bolster the connections in their brains to make it easier to stop it the next time, said Dr. Bonnie Nagel, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuro<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> at Oregon Health &amp; Science University.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some examples of how to do this is not allowing children to use their\u00a0social media\u00a0devices at the dinner table and setting daily limits on how long they can use them, per the Journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like we\u2019ve made kids live in a candy store and then we tell them to ignore all that candy and eat a plate of vegetables,\u201d said James Williams, a tech ethicist and author of \u201cStand Out of Our Light: Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have an endless flow of immediate pleasures that\u2019s unprecedented in human history.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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