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A local study found that children exhibited a lack of cognitive alertness and cognitive deficits in children, as the duration of screen time increased.
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SINGAPORE – A recent local study found that excessive screen time for infants is linked to impaired brain function in the near term and can possibly affect learning for years after that.
The longitudinal research tracked 506 children
