Social network sites risk infantilising the mid-21st century mind, leaving it characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity, according to a leading neuroscientist
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In today’s Guardian ,Patrick Wintour, writes about this startling warning from Lady Greenfield, professor of synaptic pharmacology at Lincoln college, Oxford. Greenfield believes ministers have not yet looked at the broad cultural and psychological effect of on-screen friendships via Facebook, Bebo and Twitter.Link to continue reading
Source: The Guardian Newsnight
