Study Finds Significant Memory Decline in Young Adults Under 40
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Summary
A scientific study published in Neurology analyzing 4.5 million survey responses from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System reveals a significant surge in memory and concentration difficulties among young people under 40. The research suggests this may be linked to social media usage and represents a growing public health crisis rather than a fringe complaint.
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· 3 pulledserious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions is no longer a fringe complaint, but a surging public health crisis
Those 4.5 million survey responses were gathered over a decade through the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Has social media engineered the collapse of the human mind? The answer is yes, if we believe the results of a measurable scientific research of this catastrophe
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