Screen Deep

Nov 27 2024 7 ep. 35 mins 9
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Screen Deep takes aim at decoding young brains and behavior in a digital world. 
Host Kris Perry dives deep with a leading expert in each episode to explore how children and adolescents are affected mentally, physically, and developmentally by digital media use, bringing research and evidence-based perspectives to the essential questions on how to help children thrive today.

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Young Child Learning, Attention, and Screen Use with Heather Kirkorian, PhD

Nov 27 2024 33 mins  
When a young child watches TV or uses a digital tablet are they able to learn from what they see? What are the effects of media use on the development of attentional networks? On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry talks to Dr. Heather Kirkorian about how digital media impacts learning, cognition, and attention in young children. Dr. Kirkorian describes the developmental m

Introducing the Screen Deep Podcast

Nov 19 2024 1 mins  
Introducing the Screen Deep podcast - where we go on deep dives with leading experts to decode child and adolescent brains and behavior in a digital world.For more resources and research on this topic visit the Learn and Explore section of the Children and Screens website (https://www.childrenandscreens.org)-------------- Follow Children and Screens on: Facebook: Children and Scree

Parent Media Use, Technoference, and Its Effects on Children with Brandon McDaniel, PhD

Nov 06 2024 43 mins  
Parents worried about child media use may not be aware that their own media use patterns at home may be significantly affecting their children. In this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry discusses “technoference” – the interference of technology in relationships – with the researcher who coined that term, Dr. Brandon McDaniel. Dr. McDaniel shares results from his work

The Neuroscience of Adolescent Digital and Behavioral Addictions with Dr. Marc Potenza

Oct 16 2024 40 mins  
Concern about youth digital addiction is a relatively recent but significant addition to the list of common worries for parents of adolescents in the past few decades. What exactly is digital addiction, and how does it relate to other forms of addiction such as gambling and substance-use disorders?On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry sits down with Marc Potenza, MD, PhD,

Adolescent Brain Development and Social Media Use with Eva Telzer, PhD

Sep 24 2024 44 mins  
Adolescence is an exciting period of life shaped by risks, rewards, and rapid changes in the brain. On this episode of Screen Deep, we explore how adolescent brains affect and are affected by their digital media use with Eva Telzer, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Co-Director of the Winston National Center on Technology Us

Screen Time and Sleep - Quality, Quantity, and Context with Lauren Hale, PhD

Sep 24 2024 46 mins  
Sleep is an essential part of life, and the quality and quantity of a person’s nightly sleep has wide-ranging impacts on cognition, behavior, and health. On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry discusses children and teens’ sleep and its relationship to digital media with Dr. Lauren Hale, Professor of Family, Population, and Preventative Medicine at Stony Brook Universi

Early Childhood Development and Screen Use with Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH

Sep 24 2024 39 mins  
On this inaugural episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry interviews Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, about his decades of experience investigating the impact of screens in early childhood, from baby videos to tablet apps. Drawing on his experience as a leading researcher, pediatrician, and parent, Dimitri shares both historical and recent findings on screen use among very young childr