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The new brain break app for Philadelphia students raises questions about more screen time

  • Written by Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, Clinical Professor of Literacy Studies, Drexel University
The new brain break app for Philadelphia students raises questions about more screen timeBrain breaks improve the neural connections your brain is making between new information and prior knowledge.Mihaela Rosu/iStock/Getty Images Plus

If you have a child in school right now, you may have heard them talk about needing a “brain break” while doing homework or studying for a test. Maybe they shake their bodies out, do some...

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