Sunday, November 6, 2011

Is Technology Changing Mind?


American scientists declared that the time spent by young people now on the Internet and gaming, this practice is gradually changing the model of learning, reading and being together with others, scientists in the various countries issued a similar warning: the more advanced computers, more and more degradation of the human brain , and this phenomenon in everyday life more seriously.

In today's modern life science and technology has infiltrated everywhere, not only in aspects of life, but also has expanded to education, spirit and entertainment fields. Most children at an early age, in all aspects of life, education and entertainment have united closely with technology and computers. Human dependence on computers has exceeded the limit, this problem has become a major concern in various scope.

Medical personnel in Japan do intelligence testing on 150 young people aged between 20-35 years who often use computers, they found more than 10% of their memory has suffered serious setbacks, and some have been unable to remember the names of friends and his appointment has made.

Professor of American psychiatry, Gary Small says that each day related to the large number of internet, mobile phones and other technology products, will change the way the human brain works. If the use of technology products over time for togetherness with others, in identifying the facial expressions and other brain functions will also decline. This way people will become increasingly strange and aloof, and lose interest in learning to traditional ways.

The doctor said this problem occurs mainly because in this computer age people excessively rely on electronic products to help remember something, rarely use their own brains to complete daily work and problems encountered in life. Internet usage in the long term create an interactive and togetherness among humans decreased. Scientists from Japan, Britain and the United States, has issued a similar warning to the world: the more advanced computers, more and more degradation of the human brain, and this phenomenon in everyday life more seriously.

"Digital natives" Impact Of Inter-Human Interaction

The most affected are young people that we are modern now refer to as "digital natives", ie people who have been together for memudahan life and is closely integrated with technology products since the early period when still a child. Professor Dana Small states are very important to help young people improve the skills to interact with others.

John Rowe, a 19-year-old Internet enthusiast who lives in Pasadena, California, United States, in the past he averaged 6-12 hours a day spent entrenched in the messenger, internet, discussion forums and online games.

After hearing the recommendations of Professor Rowe Fund Small said "If I do not often spend time together with friends, in terms of interpersonal relationships would not be able to deal with them as harmonious as it is today. You have no friends in reality this life, can not interact with them. "He felt in a week could be three or four out with friends, it's very good.

Is the Google Era Is Good or Worrying?

People in the past if you want to get the desired information, a lot of reading. Now because of the convenience of search engine on the internet, people will quickly find relevant information, and reduce the enormous amount of time to read. Professor Tara Brabazon from the University of Brighton, it's easy to get information not only create curiosity of students to be blunt, the more concern is students who are studying does not have the ability to distinguish the accuracy of information on the Internet.

Former editor of books famous Internet Nicholas Kaldor said "As a writer, the internet is like a cornucopia of treasures that fall from the sky, in the past had to spend several days doing research in the stacks of books, now only a few minutes is over. For me, the Internet is being transformed into millions of media, such as a pathway, through which information flows through the eyes, ears and put it into my mind. "

Despite a wealth of information has brought some certain comfort, but also seemed to begin to shape thinking mode. Karl said: "The Internet seems to have destroyed the ability to concentrate and think I am keen in the past. In the past, my deep sea diver, and now it seems to me like stepping on a surfboard, just fly over the ocean surface only. "

Professor Bruce Friedman of Michigan Medical School are also mentioned: "Now kamauan me to read a long article was almost lost completely. My mind has emerged a kind of characteristic "staccato" (read bits and pieces). All of this comes from the habit of fast browsing on the internet. "

Lowering the Learning Ability

Since 2000 years ago, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates has warned the traditional learning methods with the oral method which has been replaced by learning by writing. Socrates considers compared with the traditional way to learn orally, in writing how to learn more shallow. Until recently, the popularity of television and the Internet increasingly makes people feel worried about a major change in approach to learning, worried about children under the information that no good will become more ferocious, passive, and influences their learning.

Armstrong was a famous educator in Canada, in a book "Children and computers" shows the weakness of teaching with computers. The dependence of children on the machine has seriously hindered the development of children's intelligence. A U.S. study also showed that elementary school students who increasingly rely on computers, their arithmetic skills are also getting weaker. "

In a book by Maryanne Wolf with the title of "Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain" he said, "Usually when kids are learning to read the brain will develop slowly, it could only accept a more complex level . And analysis of the reading will spend a lot to understand in depth can be learned steadily. But the emphasis on the Internet is speed, how to gather information quickly, therefore it can only understand the knowledge of the surface. "

Maryanne said, if children from the age of childhood continue to use the internet to acquire knowledge, is likely to affect children's ability to think after reading. He also said that all we need to discuss this issue in depth. In this digital age, the children need is an educator's more appropriate to improve their ability to understand the knowledge.

Do not Let the Computer Replace Your Mind

Google recently announced that their goal is to to organize information from around the world and make it available everywhere. Through a quick internet search engine, it can quickly obtain the desired information. However, whether this is really beneficial to the developing brain?

Karl said "Over the last few years, I began to feel there is something unpleasant, I feel there are certain people, or are there certain things are always in my brain constantly screw up, make a return" image my computer ", or write back the memory of the brain. He is in "if Google makes me more and more stupid" to write, I've not used the methods used to think anymore.

He noticed, that once when reading a book or a lengthy article, do not need to devote effort can focus on one story. Now often read two or three times, his attention on the disappearing.

Wolf believes that reading is not a skill that people obtain from birth, do not like speaking it is our genes. Must train our own brains, new characters can interpret what we see as a whole and read a language we can understand. But if we always compare the efficiency and put it on top of all, there will likely reduce our ability to read in depth. The spirit of the rich thinking and the ability to understand reading an article that is formed in such depth that, in a very large coverage has been lost.

Many experts believe that the Internet has not only changed the way humans to read, but also a way of thinking, even his ego. Carl finally said: "I feel. When we rely on computers as a medium of understanding the world, he will be our own minds. "

Although the impact of computers on the brain tissue still has a stage again for review, there are also studies that say using the internet affect the operation of our minds. But we can determine is, together to enjoy the comfort that can be obtained, do not let the Internet computer network replaces the ability to think oneself. Even the best computer, it also can only be a tool, used appropriately, do not be too dependent, we are just not getting lost in the Internet space.

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