The Impact of Online Social Interactions on Adolescent Cognition

人类的认知能力已经进化到能够驾驭我们复杂的社会互动。今天，这些互动往往发生在网上，特别是对青少年。本项目旨在研究在线互动是否以及如何塑造青少年的认知发展。该项目将通过对现实世界和发展中的在线互动和认知进行新的测量，克服目前方法上的局限性。预期成果包括关于在线互动的认知危害和益处的新知识，以及指导数字时代未来发展研究的框架。这些成果将带来巨大的好处，包括新的评估和见解，为围绕数字行为的政策建议提供信息。

Human cognition has evolved to navigate our complex social interactions. Today these interactions often take place online, especially for adolescents. This project aims to investigate whether and how online interactions shape adolescent cognitive development. The project will overcome current methodological limitations through novel measurements of online interactions and cognition in the real-world and across development. Expected outcomes include new knowledge on the cognitive harms and benefits of online interactions and a framework to guide future developmental research in the digital age. These outcomes will provide significant benefits including novel assessments and insights to inform policy recommendations around digital behaviours.