Infant screen exposure linked to slower decision-making, teen anxiety: Singapore study

0 December 30, 2025 11:49

A study has shown that young children exposed to screen time before the age of two showed changes in brain development linked later to slower decision-making and anxiety. This, according to new research by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the National University of Singapore. The report tracked about 170 children over more than a decade, with brain imaging done at different points. For those exposed to screen time too early, it was found that areas for visual processing and cognition developed faster than usual, before other parts of the brain responsible for complex thinking could catch up. Muhammad Bahajjaj reports.