Those people whose lives are played out on social media, every cough and spit of their intimate relationships littering your Facebook timeline.

 

From disgruntled digs at their partner to photographs of the latest item their little darling has decided² to shove up their nose - logging on each day can prove frustrating³.

 

But, while despairing and exclaiming 'who cares?' on a daily basis, take a moment, for a new study has revealed those friends might deserve a bit of a break.

 

Scientists believe those who overshare on social media are hardwired to do so.

 

A new piece of research has suggested a person's brain can be 'programmed' to share information about themselves.

 

Experts at the Freie Universität in Berlin discovered those who do spill all on Facebook have heightened activity in the regions of the brain relating to self-cognition.

 

Lead study author Dr Dar Meshi said: 'Our study reveals a network of brain regions involved in the sharing of self-related information on social media.'

 

The study was the first to examine brain connectivity in relation to social media use.

 

Researchers evaluated brain activity in 35 study participants.

 

They focused on two areas of the brain, the medial prefrontal cortex - the area responsible for personality expression, decision making and moderating social behavior. And secondly⁴, the precuneus, which, among other things, affects a person's reflection of their self and aspects of consciousness.

 

Dr Meshi said: 'Human beings like to share information about themselves.

 

'In today's world, the way we're able to share self-related information is by using social media platforms like Facebook.'

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