The science behind cell phone addiction
WEST HARTFORD -- If you've ever felt like you can't stop scrolling through your phone, just blame your brain.
"You're scrolling for a hit," said Dr. David Greenfield, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UConn School of Medicine. "You're looking for a little bit of dopamine. You don't know that."
Greenfield has been studying internet addiction for more than 20 years.
"The average number of times a person checks their phone is 50 to 300 times a day," said Greenfield, who compares
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