The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00137-6?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=251170c58f-briefing-dy-20190118&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-251170c58f-43515589 Screen time: how much is too much? A vast analysis tackles a defining question of the digital age. “To put this into context, the authors also looked at the associations between well-being and a range of other variables, such as binge drinking, being bullied, smoking, getting enough sleep, eating breakfast, eating vegetables, wearing… Continuar lendo The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use.

Smoking a single cannabis joint ‘can lower a teenager’s IQ forever’.

Teenagers who smoke a single cannabis joint can suffer life-long consequences, according to a new study. Taking the drug once or twice by the age of 14 may lead to greater ‘grey matter’ volume in key brain areas linked to emotion and memory, the research found. More brain volume potentially led to worse IQ, the… Continuar lendo Smoking a single cannabis joint ‘can lower a teenager’s IQ forever’.

A dendritic mechanism allows the brain to select key information for learning and memory.

An international team of researchers has discovered a new mechanism that inhibits a group of dendrites so that others have the possibility of selecting, within stimulus noise, those keys that are important for learning in certain experiences. https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(18)30774-8 https://www.neurologia.com//noticia/7044/un-mecanismo-dendritico-permite-al-cerebro-seleccionar-informacion-clave-para-el-aprendizaje-y-la-memoria