Most of us in the developed world now have relationships with computers – and access to information and entertainment – that we could not have dreamed about even a decade or so ago. We spend our days sifting emails and browsing the internet, then relax by tweeting or networking online and playing computer games, sometimes all at the same time.
All this, according to Dr Gary Small of UCLA, is changing us. Dr Small, one of America’s leading neurologists, has written a book, iBrain – Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. If you think our incessant use of the Internet, Blackberrys, iPods, text-messaging and video games has changed our lives and our children’s lives, here’s some breaking news: Technology has not only altered our lives, it’s altered our brains.
Dr. Gary Small on CBS News
Neuroscientist Gary Small tells CBS News’ Daniel Sieberg how technology may be making us smarter.
Source: drgarysmall.com
