Once again, a study confirmed the opinion of many scientists that excessive enthusiasm for tablets, smartphones and even watching TV shows violates the mental abilities of children.

Doctors do not cease to sound the alarm about this. Researchers from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital (USA) conducted a study involving 27 girls and 20 boys aged 3-5 years.

Children were asked to undergo tests for testing their mental abilities, then they underwent an MRI brain scan, and parents had to indicate the exact time that their children spend in front of the gadget screens.

The results of the study - disappointing. It turned out that almost all children showed a decrease in cognitive abilities.. Moreover, the more time children spent with gadgets in their hands, the worse they were able to remember new information and correctly form their thoughts and sentences.

MRI study showed a decrease in the integrity of the white medulla, which is an important link in the formation of the myelin sheath of neurons responsible for the transmission of nerve impulses.

Such experimental results led doctors to the conclusion that a defect in the white matter of the brain is the reason leading to a decrease in mental abilities in children.

The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends limiting the time spent with "

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