Significance of problematic smartphone use
Problematic smartphone use Paper68 is a highly serious and emerging public health emergency Paper67 most severely affecting the central nervous system (CNS) of adolescents and young adults with excessive/abusive smartphone use patterns. Paper72Paper81
1. We found reliable evidences Paper71Paper34 of sex-dependent vulnerabilities Paper64Paper66Paper100 in the etiology of problematic smartphone use.
2. The cortico-striatal area of the human brain may be vulnerable to stress-induced noradrenergic modulation.
Problematic smartphone use patterns are positively connected to persistent stress-induced amygdala and dopaminergic impairments with and without peritraumatic history in PSUD
1.chronic neuromodulation of the basolateral amygdala (BLA) may differentially affect the severity of problematic smartphone use patterns and enhance contextual fear conditioning. Paper65Paper70
Experimental dataset
- Tonic immobility in a young smartphone user suggesting a primary »’D2R-like inhibitory mecanism »’ in associated to the etiology of PSU. Paper29
- Stress induced dopamine dysregulation is mediated by the amygdala in the pathology of problematic smartphone use and depends on persistent mobile device usage patterns and frequency.
- Stress induced dopamine dysregulation is mediated by the PVT in the pathology of problematic smartphone use and depends on persistent mobile device usage patterns and frequency. Paper29Paper70
- PVT-amygdala dysregulation is correlated to grey matter volume (and disconnectivity)
- Amygdala-striatal dysregulation may negatively control prosocial human behavior in response to adversity/stress. Paper101….
Discussion
Our initial findings confirms the severity of problematic smartphone use Paper71Paper72Paper81.
In addition the discovery of novel stress-mediated vulnerabilities of the developing human brain and noradrenergic system periodically exposed to persistent and recurrent mobile-based brain stimulation (PMBS) in the etiology of problematic smartphone use motivated our initial perspectives and ideas on the self-adaptive and evolutive nature of applied human [https://www.open-neurosecurity.org neurosecurity] science.
Future directions
The emerging research and development of chronic mobile devices is in constant evolution and it may become extremely problematic for consumers
with limited time and scientific knowledge to properly obtain safe consumer choices from wireless internet providers. In particular the mobile/wireless industry is certainly corresponding to the real dark and dangerous web for inexperienced computer users with limited knowledge in science and technology.
Conclusion
Our preliminary audit recommends the development of a systematic and independent review of mobile devices (smartphones) to further understand problematic smartphone use connected to specific neuroplastic changes Paper72 and possible alterations of neural grey matter in the etiology of violence.