Excited to publish this new study on problematic social media use and decision making. We used the wheel of fortune task to disentangle decisions under risk and decisions under ambiguity. With David Freestone & Ceylan Özdem-Mertens: akjournals.com/view/journals/…

New publication with alexis mccarroll & Bree Holtz! We searched for information online about "social media addiction" and then did a content analysis on the websites we found! mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/1…

📢 Call for papers, Addict Behav special issue: "Beyond Components: Core Cognitive, Computational, and Learning Mechanisms of Behavioral Addiction and Why Less is More" Ed. Maèva Flayelle Joël Billieux Luke Clark Antonio Verdejo-García José C. Perales 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌍 🔜 journals.elsevier.com/addictive-beha…

What is the metaverse for? MSU ComArtSci's Robby Ratan explains.

Is it better to be a lurker or an active poster on social media? Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with researcher Dar Meshi about the impacts of social media on our brains and our health. cnn.com/audio/podcasts…

Ready to stop doom scrolling? Researcher @DarMeshi joins @DrSanjayGupta on this week’s episode of Chasing Life to talk about how we can set healthy boundaries around social media use. Listen to the podcast. cnn.it/3uinyV8

Congrats on the paper...your first of many!!! 🎉😉🎉

Huge news!! 👏

Use of screen time is up 17% for tweens + teens since the start of the pandemic. The data makes it clear: HELP Committee Dems must take action on #CAMRA legislation that helps us understand the effects of media use on our kids. Learn more and take action today: comsen.se/3PP06bf

We need funding for research on the impact of digital media on children's mental health!! The HELP Committee Dems should include #CAMRA funding in their #MentalHealth legislation this year. To learn more: bit.ly/CAMRAFactSheet…

How does reward modulate memory encoding for objects and scenes in the medial temporal lobe? The (perhaps) surprising answer: Asymmetrically. Out now in Learning & Memory. Shoutout to former MSc student Jungsun Yoo, with Dar Meshi and Hauke Heekeren. learnmem.cshlp.org/content/29/10/…

New faculty position open in my department at Michigan State University! Hope you apply: careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/5127… #MSU #MichiganState #ADPR #AcademicTwitter #AcademicJobs

Congrats, Kaitlin!!! 🎉

New paper relating screentime and ERPs during the go/no-go task in children. Great job, everyone! 👍

Low cost and effective mobile EEG for media neuroscience projects is here! Nolan Jahn, et al MSU ComArtSci discuss new, affordable EEG measurement systems that create neuroimaging which can be used for various communication paradigms. Details: bit.ly/lowcost_EEG

New review article from my lab…great job Kaitlin and Ardaman!! 👏👏👏

New study linking specific Instagram behaviors to satisfaction with life. Our team screen recorded actual Instagram behaviors and quantified them! With Kyla M. Cary, PhD Kirsten Greer & Megan Maas, PhD 👍 journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Excited to be a part of this new study examining the cost of online avatar customization in the metaverse workplace. With Chaeyun Lim Robby Ratan Maxwell Foxman Hanjie Liu Gabriel Hales & Yiming Skylar Le 🔥 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper out! 🗳️Why is problematic social media use (PSMU) linked to depressive symptoms? We found the greater one’s PSMU, the less dense their social network. My wonderful coauthors: Sophia Balow Jingbo Meng Morgan Ellithorpe Dar Meshi tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…