Behavioral addictions (such as excessive screen swiping and TikTok addiction) activate the same brain areas as physical addictions (alcohol, cocaine, and other drugs), as demonstrated in many experiments.

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Richard Cytowic

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Studies show that, behavioral addictions such as, you know, excessive swiping at your screen or TikTok addiction, activates the same brain areas as do physical addictions. So alcohol, cocaine, other kinds of drugs. This has been shown in many experiments where the anxiety level rises minute by minute as you take your phone away.

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Your brain wasn't built to hold this much information | Richard CytowicBig Think
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:39:44 PM

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