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STUDY: Social media is like sex

Posted at 11:07 AM, May 10, 2012
and last updated 2012-05-10 11:07:32-04

(CNN) – Ever wonder why some people feel the need to post everything that happens to them on social media sites, like Twitter or Facebook? 

Harvard researchers might have an explanation– it makes them feel good!  

They found when people share information about themselves, it activates a sensation of pleasure in the brain.

Researchers say it’s the same pleasure we get when having sex, just to a different degree.