Lionel Bailly (UCL Psychoanalysis Unit) examines the effect new media (the internet, social networking and video games) has on the adolescent mind. According to Bailly, the virtual personas many teens create for themselves act as a warped mirror of their actual selves.
Further information:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychoanalysis/unit-staff/lionel.htm
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