Is YouTube bad for your brain?

Is YouTube bad for your brain?

Now mental health experts warn that YouTube is a growing source of anxiety and inappropriate sexual behavior among kids under the age of 13, and parents and educators need to get involved. Watching “fear-inducing videos cause the brain to receive a small amount of dopamine,” said Dr.

Is YouTube an addiction?

Every thumbnail, every click, every video gives you a little dopamine hit. … When you impulsively watch more and more videos and compulsively log in more and more frequently, even though you have planned to do something else, then you are addicted. Psychologically, the causes of YouTube addiction can be manifold.