Reading This Will Change Your Brain

actually im gay , and that comment you made mzplaero1 is just as immature. i dont believe this will affect us because our brains adjsut to the information available and it doesnt rely on where it actually comes from the brain doesnt recognize it as digital , granted theres no sound associated with reading, they might want tot do a test on sound / word association / recognition and its effects. i think this has to do more with memory than anything. the brain is always being rewired even as it ages. now if they start putting chips in our heads to remeber things.. like a mini gps or such lol.. then i would say were moving in the right direction. but the fact that this is biological i tend to think that the brain will advance but not as the writer states above. as far as social setting due to the Digital age yes we are becoming less social but not because we arent social it has more to do with hyper information since were accustomed to so much at our disposal online or what not , it seems irrelevent to partake in smaller or less stimuli that may be something to look for that just my opinion. im not a doctor lol.. just an observer heck of even myself. i think in the attempt for use subconcionsly or not to attain the best information at the quickest rate and make a split decision is now bleeding into our social spectrum so maybe that has to do with us being less inclined to interact interpersonally. there is no better teacher than experience and self exploration. and trust me google maps has been wrong plenty of times. but i have a really good gps my brain that im amazed at..

actually im gay , and that comment you made mzplaero1 is just as immature. i dont believe this will affect us because our brains adjsut to the information available and it doesnt rely on where it actually comes from the brain doesnt recognize it as digital , granted theres no sound associated with reading, they might want tot do a test on sound / word association / recognition and its effects. i think this has to do more with memory than anything. the brain is always being rewired even as it ages. now if they start putting chips in our heads to remeber things.. like a mini gps or such lol.. then i would say were moving in the right direction. but the fact that this is biological i tend to think that the brain will advance but not as the writer states above. as far as social setting due to the Digital age yes we are becoming less social but not because we arent social it has more to do with hyper information since were accustomed to so much at our disposal online or what not , it seems irrelevent to partake in smaller or less stimuli that may be something to look for that just my opinion. im not a doctor lol.. just an observer heck of even myself.

I would like to see more research done on child development and the link to ADD.
Learning from electronics eliminates much of the organic thought proccess as ideas are fast forwarded, inturupted, and injected.
there is no doubt add has become a phenom of our time. for every action their is a reaction

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I would like to see more studies on electronics and A.D.D.
children who are overly exposed and learn most of their life lessons from tv and the intrnet are less likly to develop social skills, the constant interuption, fast fowarding of ideas and insertion of pop culter and consumerism has to have a effect on the developing brain and their is no doubt A.d.d. has become a phenomonon of our time. For every action their is a reaction

That's great that internet use improves functionality of the brain, but the article neglects to mention some of the possible ill effects the cyber-age. For example, are we losing the ability to interact with others in community settings and friendships? It seems that our growing internet dependency has weakened our need to seek out interpersonal interactions in the real world. What are the ramifications? More antisocial behavior, like road rage, random Greyhound beheadings, etc? Inquiring minds want to know!

Comment: To mzplayer01; shnookskiki comment was well stated and they brought up several points that should be tested. Saying their comment sounds like crap is immature and shows you have little intelligence if you can't come up with more constructive feed back then that.
However, I can't say that I agree with all shnookskiki said. I think you'll find that sometimes digital natives are analytical and metaphoric, capable of deciphering complexities of human character, and capable of citing historical precedent, as you say, depending on the person. I'm 15 and have had internet as long as I can remember. However I spend my time differently. I read books (sometimes online), research what I want to know, and hang with friends like normal teens. The internet is a big part of my schooling and also of my connecting with people around the world. I have learned more about countries by listening to natives then listening to a teacher in a class. Doesn't that have some merit? I think you should be open to the idea that technology can be more helpful in certain situations for certain people.

YOUR GAY!!!!!

To mzplayer01; shnookskiki comment was well stated and they brought up several points that should be tested. Saying their comment sounds like crap is immature and shows you have little intelligence if you can't come up with more constructive feed back then that.
However, I can't say that I agree with all shnookskiki said. I think you'll find that sometimes digital natives are analytical and metaphoric, capable of deciphering complexities of human character, and capable of citing historical precedent, as you say, depending on the person. I'm 15 and have had internet as long as I can remember. However I spend my time differently. I read books (sometimes online), research what I want to know, and hang with friends like normal teens. The internet is a big part of my schooling and also of my connecting with people around the world. I have learned more about countries by listening to natives then listening to a teacher in a class. Doesn't that have some merit? I think you should be open to the idea that technology can be more helpful in certain situations for certain people.

Stop with the Obama/McCain comments. Neither man will be able to do anything about our country???s current condition if Congress doesn???t want him to. The people we should be screaming at is the political parties that tie a politicians career so tightly to them that if they dare to break and vote their mind, they are done.

To mzplayer01; shnookskiki comment was well stated and they brought up several points that should be tested. Saying their comment sounds like crap is immature and shows you have little intelligence if you can't come up with more constructive feed back then that.
However, I can't say that I agree with all shnookskiki said. I think you'll find that sometimes digital natives are analytical and metaphoric, capable of deciphering complexities of human character, and capable of citing historical precedent, as you say, depending on the person. I'm 15 and have had internet as long as I can remember. However I spend my time differently. I read books (sometimes online), research what I want to know, and hang with friends like normal teens. The internet is a big part of my schooling and also of my connecting with people around the world. I have learned more about countries by listening to natives then listening to a teacher in a class. Doesn't that have some merit? I think you should be open to the idea that technology can be more helpful in certain situations for certain people.

I believe that the nation....well...forget it.....POOP ON MCCAIN!!!! GO OBAMA!!!

I believe that we as a nation are being lead by a very small group of people who strive to have us only see and understand what they want us to. All forms of media, while sometimes very correct in their output, can be EXTREMELY misleading--whether or not intentional--and we, blindly enrage, scoff or judge a topic based on what we see, hear or read. While I am grateful for all that the digital age has brought, I am saddened by the lack of communication, responsibilty and caring that the human race now exhibits. Anyone who truely thinks that our children, as a whole, are better at interacting with others as a result of the "new digital age" is deluding themselves, has no children or is in the same boat with the children.

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I would like to see other studies showing the negative effects of being digital natives. For example, digital immigrants, who are more methodical and precise, as you say, are more analytical and metaphoric too. Those among them who read literature are able to decipher complexities of human character in, say, a Dostoyevsky novel. Try getting a digital native to sit long enough to read Dostoyevsky. Digital immigrants also can cite historical precedent when haveing political discussions. Natives always talk about the here and now. Natives depend on blips of info, headlines, blurbs, sound bites. This kind of thinking eradicates the layered reasoning which is dependent on 1. a great amount of reading - long form books and essays 2. critical interpretation 3. Classroom learning whereby a teacher interacts face-to-face (not Facebook) 4. Social network... again, not Facebook or Myspace 4. The arts. The arts allow us alternative worlds by which to judge the real world. As to natives actually spending more face-to-face time, as you say, I don't believe it. My nephew's isolation at family holidays, his cordoning himself off to play Nintendo, is my own experience. When these kids are face-to-face, they talk about pop culture, video culture, and sports. There is scant deep conversation between kids. That is usually the case in this country with adults too. Believe me, there are many ways in which we are all losing the above numbered skills due to technology.

your comment sounds like crap!!

GO OBAMA!!!!

When i take a huge poop on my computer it tells me exactly what ive eaten. in this case today it said CORN