How Does Social Media Influence Our Memory?

Imagine your brain is like a toy box. Every time you use social media, it's like adding a new toy, but it also pushes out an old one. That’s how social media affects our memory. It helps us remember what we see online, but it can make it harder to remember things from real life.

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A child sees their favorite cartoon character on TikTok and remembers it for weeks
A person watches a funny meme and recalls the joke even when they are not online
Someone reads about a friend’s vacation and forgets to mention it later because they remembered it from social media

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