{"id":24719,"date":"2023-02-11T17:07:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T16:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=24719"},"modified":"2024-01-22T12:24:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:24:25","slug":"the-science-behind-tiktok-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/02\/the-science-behind-tiktok-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science Behind TikTok Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to create and share short-form videos with a wide range of music, filters, and other effects. Studies have shown that its usage can activate the release of dopamine in the brain, which is associated with pleasure and reward. The fast-paced, highly-engaging nature of TikTok videos can make it difficult for users to look away and can lead to addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video about TikTok&#8217;s impact on the brain, behavior, and mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The science behind &#039;TikTok brain&#039;\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JcB2RsHJZhw?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is &#8220;<strong>dopamine<\/strong> <strong>hit<\/strong>&#8220;? <em>&#8220;They are getting these <strong>dopamine<\/strong> <strong>hits<\/strong> that feel good, just the way it does when people sometimes use drugs or they use alcohol, or they become addicted to other things.&#8221;<\/em> Explain what it does to our body.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does the phrase &#8220;<strong>spike up<\/strong>&#8221; mean, &#8220;<em>We see that it gets <strong>spiked up<\/strong>.<\/em>&#8220;? Use it  in a  sentence. Ex. Running up the stairs spike up my heart rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does the idiom &#8220;<strong>take [ the bull ] by the horns<\/strong>&#8221; mean, &#8220;<em>As an adult, I can <strong>take that by the horns<\/strong> and just make a change.<\/em>&#8220;? Make one sentence using this expression. Ex. I <strong> <\/strong>took the bull by the horns and confronted him about his mistreatment of the workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to the video, what is a &#8220;TikTok Brain&#8221;?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you have a &#8220;TikTok&#8221; account? If so, how do you feel when you&#8217;re engaged on it? How does it affect you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are some negative effects of it and what do you think of this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What might be the positive effects of scrolling and scrolling through TikTok?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While potential harmful effects of using TikTok exist, what should be done to curb its impact on mental health?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to create and share short-form videos with a wide range of music, filters, and other effects. Studies have shown that its usage can activate the release of dopamine in the brain, which is associated with pleasure and reward. 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