Excessive smartphone usage is not only an addiction, but it also does to your brain what drugs or substance abuse does, German researchers have revealed in a recent study, The News International reported.
It’s almost impossible to spend a day without using your smartphone. Whether you need it to set alarms, access your daily news or surf social media.
The study published in the journal ‘Addictive Behavior’ says smartphone addiction is not only alarming, but it should be taken seriously because it has effects of narcotics on your brain.
German professors at Heidelberg University used brain MRI scans of 48 people, out of which 22 people were addicted to their phones. The comparative study revealed that people with smartphone addiction underwent a change in size and density of their brain — similar to those who suffer from substance abuse.
One of the areas of the brain that got affected was the grey matter, which is responsible for speech control, cognition, emotions, sight and self-control.
