12 Ways digital devices are affecting the brain
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The document outlines 12 ways digital devices impact the brain, behavior, and mental health, highlighting issues like reduced attention spans, increased anxiety, and social media's negative effects. Research indicates that prolonged device use can lead to physical ailments, memory inhibition, and even brain cancer risks. The presentation is curated by entefy, an AI-driven communication platform aiming to enhance interaction in digital life.
12 Ways digital devices are affecting the brain
- 1. 12 WAYSDIGITAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN
- 2. 2ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN These slides provide insight into the unexpected ways that digital device use (and abuse) can impact our brains, behavior, and mental health.
- 3. 3ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN This presentation was curated by Entefy, the company building the first universal communicator—an AI-powered communication platform that helps you seamlessly interact with the people, services, and smart things in your life.
- 4. 4ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN Digital attention spans: Video viewers start clicking away after just 2 seconds delay. Source: https://www.cics.umass.edu/news/latest-news/research-online-videos
- 5. 5ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN One researcher found that Facebook “offers a gateway for hundreds of shallow relationships and emotionally detached communication.” Source: http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=9641
- 6. 6ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN The UK #StatusofMind study found that social media negatively impacts anxiety, depression, and body image. Source: https://www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/policy/social-media-and-young- people-s-mental-health-and-wellbeing.html
- 7. 7ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN Smartphone abuse: People have “disconnected from what makes us feel nourished and grounded as human beings.” Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/well/live/hooked-on-our-smart- phones.html?_r=0
- 8. 8ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN Millennials’ brains are developing differently because of constant connectedness. Source: http://publicsource.org/technology-is-changing-the-millennial-brain/
- 9. 9ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN Digital overload impairs our natural ability to filter stimuli. Source: https://blog.entefy.com/view/302/Information-overload-fake-news-and-invisible-go- rillas.-Teach-your-brain-new-habits
- 10. 10ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN Social media and online news can inhibit memory formation. Source: https://blog.entefy.com/view/292/Inattention-The-brains-complex-relationship-with-social-media
- 11. 11ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN Prolonged smartphone use can cause headaches and even nerve damage. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33195649/occipital-neuralgia-the-painful-condition- caused-by-your-smart-phone
- 12. 12ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN American Psychological Association survey: Constant device checkers reported higher levels of stress. Source: http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2017/technology-social-media.PDF
- 13. 13ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN Screen time before bed is more detrimental to your sleep than a double espresso. Source: http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/7/305/305ra146
- 14. 14ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN MIT researchers found that digital connectedness can lead to real-world isolation. Source: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/06/social-networking.aspx
- 15. 15ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN Mobile device use can be associated with an increased risk of brain cancer. Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834325/
- 16. 16ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN The original research in this presentation comes from the Entefy article, “Brain-damaged millennials and social narcissists? 12 ways digital devices are affecting the brain.”
- 17. 17ENTEFY 12 WAYS DIGTAL DEVICES ARE AFFECTING THE BRAIN©2018 ENTEFY INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Entefy’s universal communicator is an intelligent communication platform that seamlessly connects the people, services, conversations, contacts, files, apps, smart devices, and smart things in your digital life. contact@entefy.com | www.entefy.com