The impact of smartphone use on working memory in college students: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study
High screen exposure is linked to reduced working memory accuracy, weaker prefrontal engagement, and disrupted network organization, which suggests reliance on less efficient neural strategies. Screen use may thus represent a modifiable factor affecting cognition and brain networks.
Authors
- Huaide Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8660-2755)
- Feng Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1489-7384)
- Jiaoyan Wang
- Jiaying Hu
- Wenyue Cao
Institutions
- Nanjing Normal University (CN)
- Jiangsu Second Normal University (CN)
- Jiangsu Province Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1725048
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of Jiangsu Province