The cravings for screen-related activities mimic those of drug addicts; long-term exposure to screens can damage the frontal lobe and other areas of the brain, which leads to reduced cognitive function.

Can screen time damage your brain?

Early data from a landmark National Institutes of Health (NIH) study that began in 2018 indicates that children who spent more than two hours a day on screen-time activities scored lower on language and thinking tests, and some children with more than seven hours a day of screen time experienced thinning of the brain's ...

Do screens rot your brain?

The results found that those who used screens more than the recommended one hour per day had lower levels of development in the brain's white matter. “Parents or even teachers also say that television will rot your brain, and in a way, it can,” says Chawla.