Mind Change: How Digital Technologies Are Leaving Their Mark on Our Brains

摘要: We live in a world unimaginable only decades ago: domain of backlit screens, instant information, and vibrant experiences that can outcompete dreary reality. Our brave new technologies offer incredible opportunities for work play. But at what price? Now renowned neuroscientist Susan Greenfieldknown the United Kingdom challenging entrenched conventional viewsbrings together range scientific studies, news events, cultural criticism to create an incisive snapshot global now. Disputing assumption our are harmless tools, Greenfield explores whether incessant exposure social media sites, search engines, videogames is capable rewiring brains, minds people born before after advent Internet differ. Stressing impact on Digital Nativesthose whove never known without InternetGreenfield exposes how neuronal networking may be affected by unprecedented bombardments audiovisual stimuli, gaming shape chemical landscape brain similar gambling addicts, surfing Net risks placing premium information rather than deep knowledge understanding, excessive use sites limits maturation empathy identity. Mind Change also delves into potential benefits digital lifestyle. Sifting through cocktail not threat but opportunity these afford, enhances vision motor control, touch tablets aid students with developmental disabilities, political clicktivism foments positive change. In where adults spend ten hours day online, common means which children learn play, reveals as complex physiological, social, ramifications living age. A book will An Inconvenient Truth was warming, provocative, alarming, call action ensure future technology fostersnot frustratesdeep thinking, creativity, true fulfillment. Praise This just we need now proceed absorb fresh innovations: review their effects they mean minds. clearly presents lay readers latest experimental findings brings revolution right level skepticism curiosity. Neither naysayer nor enthusiast, she sober, reliable, engaging voice screen experience, telling us happens inside heads each time log on, connect, emote. Mark Bauerlein, author The Dumbest Generation: How Age Stupefies Young Americans Jeopardizes Future (Or, Dont Trust Anyone Under 30) Greenfields . proposes climate change serve useful metaphor human mindsour inner environmentsare, her view, being recklessly altered technologies. important presentation uncomfortable minority position. Jaron Lanier, Nature lucid thorough communicator, this highly accessible those no neuroscience. That I kept distracted from my reading check Facebook less reflection quality sobering lesson relevant issues are. Independent (U.K.)