As we all know, Internet is a great and powerful tool to "simplify" our lives. Nevertheless, in this first unit one can realize that an increasing number of people are getting or already are addicted to it. In the search of more information on this topic I found this video, which I considered very interesting. The effects that Internet addiction has on our brains is not a trivial topic. Please, watch it, and I hope you like it.

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