The Emerging Neuroscience of Social Media

Meshi, Dar; Tamir, Diana I.; Heekeren, Hauke R.

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.004

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The Emerging Neuroscience of Social Media

Meshi, Dar, Tamir, Diana I., Heekeren, Hauke R.·2015·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

DOI 10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.004

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Social media use is a global phenomenon, with almost two billion people worldwide regularly using these websites. As Internet access around the world increases, so will the number of social media users. Neuroscientists can capitalize on the ubiquity of social media use to gain novel insights about social cognitive processes and the neural systems that support them. This review outlines social motives that drive people to use social media, proposes neural systems supporting social media use, and describes approaches neuroscientists can use to conduct research with social media. We close by noting important directions and ethical considerations of future research with social media.

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Authors: Meshi, D., Tamir, D. I., & Heekeren, H. R.
Affiliations: Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
Princeton University (US)
Corresponding author: Meshi, Dar
ORCID: Meshi, Dar
Tamir, Diana I.
Heekeren, Hauke R.
Venue: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-12
Volume: 19
Issue: 12
Pages: 771-782
ISSN: 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.004
OpenAlex: W2177056054
Cited by: 322
References: 95
Citations by year: 2026: 33 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 47 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 45 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 8 · 2014: 1
FWCI: 6.23
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Digital Media and Philosophy
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords: social media use, social cognition, social motives, research ethics
MeSH terms: Brain, Cognition, Humans, Models, Neurological, Neurosciences, Social Media

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