Published 11:49 20 Feb 2024 GMT

Psychologist issues urgent warning over ‘popcorn brain’ from scrolling on your phone

Do you want you brain to emulate a bag of corn kernels exploding? I think not.

Poppy Bilderbeck

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Topics: Health, Mental Health, Phones, Social Media, iPhone, Psychology, Technology, Science

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

Psychologist issues urgent warning over ‘popcorn brain’ from scrolling on your phone

Do you want you brain to emulate a bag of corn kernels exploding? I think not.

Psychologist issues urgent warning over ‘popcorn brain’ from scrolling on your phone

Do you want you brain to emulate a bag of corn kernels exploding? I think not.

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