Expert Explains the Connection Between Dopamine and Desire for More Screen Time

Marwa Azab, adjunct professor of psychology and human development at Cal State Long Beach, explained in Yahoo Life how the neural chemical dopamine may be a reason why children tend to become agitated when a television show ends or a favorite toy is taken away. Azab said we have a baseline of dopamine in the brain but when an activity or stimulus releases more dopamine, the brain is tricked into thinking the activity is necessary for survival.