Multi-tasking and constant use of internet, video games and “always-on” technologies may be rewiring our brains in unintended ways. By clicking and skimming our way through the internet we could be losing our ability to concentrate and contemplate–in a sense, training our minds to be more like…
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Your Brain on Technology: Rewired and Addicted?
Tags: Dr. Gary Small, Google, iBrain, multi-tasking, neuroscience, Nicholas Carr, search technologies, Social networking, Technology, technology and brain, Web 2.0
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Are Web 2.0 Tools Dumbing Us Down?
Neuroscientists have shown in study after study, that multi-tasking isn’t helping us be more productive, but in fact, is making us dumber. Are some Web 2.0 tools, with their promise of instant connectivity, notification, and collaboration adding fuel to the fire?
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