{"id":11962,"date":"2026-10-22T07:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/?post_type=hbi-events&#038;p=11962"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:16:33","slug":"film-discussion-the-dopamine-trap-the-neurotransmitter-and-social-media","status":"publish","type":"hbi-events","link":"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-events\/film-discussion-the-dopamine-trap-the-neurotransmitter-and-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Discussion: \u201cThe Dopamine Trap\u2014The Neurotransmitter and Social Media\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the SILBERSALZ Science &amp; Media Festival in Halle (Saale), <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/kira-thiel\/\">Kira Thiel <\/a>will participate in a discussion with students about the documentary focusing on what happens in our brains when we constantly reach for our smartphones.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by L\u00e9o Favier, the film &#8220;<span lang=\"de\">Die Dopamin-Falle &#8211; Der Botenstoff und die Sozialen Medien<\/span>&#8221; [The Dopamine Trap\u2014The Neurotransmitter and Social Media] (2023) shows how social media stimulates the brain\u2019s reward system and the mechanisms platforms use to capture their users\u2019 attention. 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