Children who watch too much TV may have ‘damaged brain structures’
The more time a child spends watching TV, the more profound the changes
It leads to more grey matter in the regions around the frontopolar cortex area of the brain – towards the front and side of the head
By ROBIN YAPP
PUBLISHED: 13:03 EST, 10 January 2014 | UPDATED: 13:04 EST, 10 January 2014
Watching too much television can change the structure of a child’s brain in a damaging way, according to a new study.
Researchers found that the more time a child spent viewing TV, the more profound the brain alterations appeared to be.
The Japanese study looked at 276 children aged between five and 18, who watched between zero and four hours TV per day, with the average being about two hours.
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