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TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨ @tksst@fediscience.org
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💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 📱🧠 An eight-year Finnish #study followed 260 #children to see how physical activity and #screentime related to later cognitive processing. More screen time correlated with better #teen cognitive performance, tied to the type of screen use rather than duration. Physical activity benefits also differed by gender, with light activity helping working #memory in #girls. 👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260815064803.htm #development #cognition #kids #science #research #education #parenting #brain #health #adolescence #finland #pediatrics
Scientists tracked kids for 8 years — the screen time result was unexpected
sciencedaily.com

Scientists tracked kids for 8 years — the screen time result was unexpected

An eight-year Finnish study found that children who spent more time on screens tended to show better cognitive processing as teenagers, challenging common assumptions about screen use. Researchers say the key may be balancing physical activity with screen activities that encourage learning, creativity, and active thinking.

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