Aktive Nutzung von Kurzvideos im Zusammenhang mit veränderter Aufmerksamkeit und Gehirnkonnektivität | Forscher fanden heraus, dass ein hohes Maß an aktiver Nutzung kurzer Videos – etwa Liken, Kommentieren oder Wechseln zwischen Inhalten – mit einer verminderten Leistung bei Aufgaben zusammenhängt, bei denen man auf plötzliche Signale achten muss.

A study of 319 people and MRI scans of 115 of them. 

I wanted to check if they controlled for adhd and neurodivergent subjects as I expect this media might attract that group of people. The link to the original study didn’t work for me, but they quote in the article it’s not bad outright but specifically high usage might be an issue. 

“At the same time, many studies have also shown that social media use can enhance subjective well-being and, in some cases, help relieve anxiety and depressive symptoms, largely through opportunities for social connection,” Zhai continued. “So from a practical standpoint, our findings support a message of moderation: short-form video is not inherently harmful, but very intensive and highly interactive use may come with small attention costs that need to be balanced against its potential benefits.” -from the article