Why is it sometimes so hard for us to stop scrolling?

Elena Federici from the “Developmental Neuroscience” research division explains to child reporter Zoe on “SRF Kids News” what social media does to our brains—and why new content and our reward system can cause us to keep scrolling.

«Warum fällt es Kindern und Jugendlichen manchmal so schwer, mit dem Scrollen aufzuhören?» (Interview with Elena Federici, 02:46-06:55, SRF Kids News, 10.9.2026)