High school students with their smartphones and tablet computers at the vocational school in bischwiller eastern france A law approved in 2010 banned the use of smartphones "during all teaching activity The new law makes exceptions for disabled students, during extracurricular activities nd for pedagogical use This is your brain on a smartphone Our increasing dependence on smartphones has given rise to the term "nomophobia, NO MObile PHOne phoBIA--the fear of not being able to use your cell phone her smart device. One survey from the UK showed that 66% of respondents have some form of nomophobia and 41% of those respondents said they had two or more phones in order to stay connected Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain And as rates of smartphone and internet addiction rise, so too do the adverse effects of these activities on our brainsHigh school students with their smartphones and tablet computers at the vocational school in Bischwiller, eastern France. A law approved in 2010 banned the use of smartphones "during all teaching activity." The new law makes exceptions for disabled students, during extracurricular activities and for "pedagogical use." This is your brain on a smartphone Our increasing dependence on smartphones has given rise to the term "nomophobia," or "NO MObile PHOne phoBIA" -- the fear of not being able to use your cell phone or other smart device. One survey from the UK showed that 66% of respondents have some form of nomophobia and 41% of those respondents said they had two or more phones in order to stay connected. Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain And as rates of smartphone and internet addiction rise, so too do the adverse effects of these activities on our brains