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Mind change : how digital technologies are leaving their mark on our brains

Title
Mind change : how digital technologies are leaving their mark on our brains / Susan Greenfield.
Author
Greenfield, Susan.
Publication
New York : Random House, [2015]

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xvii, 348 pages; 25 cm
Summary
"Google. Facebook. Twitter. Repeat. We live in a world unimaginable even a few decades ago, one like no other in human history. It's a parallel world where we can be on the move in the real world, yet always hooked into an alternative time and place. And although it's a two-dimensional world of sight and sound, it offers instant information, connected identities, and constant novelty. In this world, our screen technologies are increasingly where we work, where we unwind, where we relieve our boredom and where we learn. The subsequent transformation in how we live and think is a vitally important issue, perhaps even the most important issue of our time. When toddlers are given iPads, and adults spend ten hours a day staring at a screen, can we afford to assume that our brave new screen technologies are harmless tools? Blending a wide range of scientific studies, news events, and cultural criticism with brio and verve, Mind Change presents an incisive snapshot of the global 'now.' Greenfield examines how the dawn of the Digital Age has already altered our cultural landscape, fueled an epidemic of oversharing, and transformed how we learn, remember and spread information -- and how these innovations are changing our physical brains. A warning cry, a shot across the bow, and a call to action, Mind Change explores the social, cultural and physiological ramifications of our new digital lifestyle"--
Subject
  • Cognition
  • Information technology > Psychological aspects
  • Information technology > Social aspects
  • PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology
  • COMPUTERS / Digital Media / General
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages331-332) and index.
Call Number
JBE 18-42
ISBN
  • 9780812993820
  • 0812993829
LCCN
2014020059
OCLC
2014020059
Author
Greenfield, Susan.
Title
Mind change : how digital technologies are leaving their mark on our brains / Susan Greenfield.
Publisher
New York : Random House, [2015]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages331-332) and index.
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JBE 18-42
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