Technological advances have certainly changed our lives. But perhaps none more than the handy smartphone in your pocket. What's emerging is awareness in science that these innovations aren't just changing our lives, they're changing our brains. These days, that old adage "everything in moderation" is particularly good advice. What's important to keep in mind is that much of the research in these slides focuses on what happens when people overuse their favorite devices. 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.

1. 12 WAYSDIGITAL DEVICES ARE
AFFECTING THE BRAIN

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These slides provide insight into the unexpected ways
that digital device use (and abuse) can impact our brains,
behavior, and mental health.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Millennials’ brains are
developing differently
because of constant
connectedness.
Source: http://publicsource.org/technology-is-changing-the-millennial-brain/

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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

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Social media and
online news can inhibit
memory formation.
Source: https://blog.entefy.com/view/292/Inattention-The-brains-complex-relationship-with-social-media

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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

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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

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Screen time before bed is
more detrimental to your
sleep than a double espresso.
Source: http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/7/305/305ra146

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MIT researchers found that
digital connectedness can
lead to real-world isolation.
Source: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/06/social-networking.aspx

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Mobile device use can be
associated with an increased
risk of brain cancer.
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834325/

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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.”

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