iBrain: “Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.”
Gary Small, M.D., one of America’s leading neuroscientists, Director of the UCLA Memory and Aging Research Center
Speaks at Google’s Kirkland, WA office to discuss his book “iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.”
Is evolution turning upside down? We are spending 8 1/2 hours on average a day on computers or hand held devices, leaving less time with face to face interaction. What effect will this have on human brain development as we evolve into “digital natives“.
Behavior is reinforced by the consequences. Email, games, or surfing habits and some addictions of these tools are reliving the “great experience” and the impact on outcomes, as the “text generation” evolves.
