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What is 'popcorn brain'? Social media could be ruining our attention span

Source: Nick Ansell / PA

Experts are warning of a new medical issue caused by excessive scrolling on social media

The issue has been dubbed “popcorn brain,” a term used to describe the shifting attention of social media users. 

A  in 2019, revealed that people’s collective attention.

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