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What’s Going on in the Teen Brain?

Eden Pontz

parentandteen.com

May 16, 2024

The contribution of Digital Wellness Lab director Dr. Michael Rich to the film The Teen Brain is noted, highlighting the hollow nature of heavily processed information.

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