2023
Screen media activity in youth: A critical review of mental health and neuroscience findings
Paulus M, Zhao Y, Potenza M, Aupperle R, Bagot K, Tapert S. Screen media activity in youth: A critical review of mental health and neuroscience findings. Journal Of Mood And Anxiety Disorders 2023, 3: 100018. PMID: 37927536, PMCID: PMC10624397, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100018.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsScreen media activitiesEcological systems theoryAnxiety-related concernsCognitive processesNeuroscience findingsCognitive functioningSpecific negative effectsMental health issuesBronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theoryAdolescents' livesMixed findingsMood disturbanceMental healthContextual factorsSleep durationHealth relationshipFuture researchSleep patternsNegative associationYouthScreen timeMultifaceted relationshipBalanced examinationLong-term impactSystems theoryBrain structural co-development is associated with internalizing symptoms two years later in the ABCD cohort
Zhao Y, Paulus M, Potenza M. Brain structural co-development is associated with internalizing symptoms two years later in the ABCD cohort. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 80-93. PMID: 36940096, PMCID: PMC10260217, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScreen media activitiesGray matter volumeInternalizing problemsTwo yearsSymptoms two yearsTwo-year followInferior temporal regionsCortical thickness measuresHours/dayLongitudinal brain imagingInternalizing psychopathologyABCD cohortSmall effect sizesFuture internalizing problemsInternalizing behaviorsExternalizing psychopathologyInferior parietalMediation analysisBrain patternsBrain featuresGreater riskLinear mixed-effects modelsTemporal regionsAge 9Thickness measures
2022
Neural activations to loss anticipation mediates the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and screen media activities among early adolescent youth: A moderating role for depression
Zhang J, Zhou N, Song K, Zou B, Xu L, Fu Y, Geng X, Wang Z, Li X, Potenza M, Nan Y, Zhang J. Neural activations to loss anticipation mediates the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and screen media activities among early adolescent youth: A moderating role for depression. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 58: 101186. PMID: 36516611, PMCID: PMC9764194, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward/loss processingDorsolateral prefrontal cortexProcessing of emotionsScreen media activitiesAnterior insulaLoss processingEmotion regulationBrain activationRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexMonetary incentive delay taskDepressive symptomsNegative emotional situationsEarly adolescent youthIncentive delay taskNegative emotional statesLeft anterior insulaPotential mediating factorsAI activationNeural correlatesFMRI scanningDelay taskEmotional situationsEmotional statesLoss anticipationMediation model