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Is surfing the Internet altering your brain?
The Internet is not just changing the way people live but altering the way our brains work with a neuroscientist arguing this is an evolutionary change which will put the tech-savvy at the top of the new social order. Gary Small, a neuroscientist at UCLA in California who specializes in brain function, has found through studies that Internet searching and text messaging has made brains more adept at filtering information and making snap decisions. But while technology can accelerate learning and boost creativity it can have drawbacks as it can create Internet addicts whose only friends are virtual and has sparked a dramatic rise in Attention Deficit Disorder diagnoses. Small, however, argues that the people who will come out on top in the next generation will be those with a mixture of technological and social skills. Full Article |
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? | ||
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Have you seen Wall-E?
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| bogus | Re: Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? | ||
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cute movie!
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"I didn't know we had a pool!"
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? | ||
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I don't know about the internet but this just might alter your brain.
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| Matatk | Re: Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? | ||
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 Ugh. Matthew |
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| Schrade | Re: Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? | ||
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"The brain is very specialized in its circuitry and if you repeat mental tasks over and over it will strengthen certain neural circuits and ignore others," said Small. There's a revelation. Did you figure that out all by yourself, Mr Small? No, I don't believe technology is developing any cognitive processes. How many of you have 00:00 flashing on your DVD/VCR, since the first time the power went out? What makes your brain special, is can you figure it out, without reference (including memory)? |
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| Notorious | Re: Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? | ||
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This is great news and now I know the source of my problems.
I'm gonna sue Al Gore! Next stop, Easy St. Oh hell yeah! :banana21:   |
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Are you crazy? If you sue him, global warming will go away, and my heating bill will go up. And just in case you forgot, it's November??? |
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| Ramrod | Re: Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? | ||
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Does Porn Surfin count?? Just Askin for a friend.
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