Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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The phrase digital addiction has been used informally for more than a decade and psychologists are now debating whether it should be considered an official mental disorder. In this episode, Washington University neurosurgeons at Barnes-Jewish Hospital discuss the neuroscience behind digital addiction. Can neural augmentation combat digital addiction by improving attention and decision making?

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