Mind change : how digital technologies are leaving their mark on our brains / Susan Greenfield
By: Greenfield, Susan.
Publisher: New York : Random House, [2015]Edition: First edition.Description: xvii, 348 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780812993820.Subject(s): Cognition | Information technology -- Psychological aspects | Information technology -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-332) and index
Mind change: a global phenomenon -- Unprecedented times -- A controversial issue -- A multifaceted phenomenon -- How the brain works -- How the brain changes -- How the brain becomes a mind -- Out of your mind -- The something about social networking -- Social networking and identity -- Social networking and relationships -- Social networking and society -- The something about videogames -- Videogames and attention -- Videogames, aggression and recklessness -- The something about surfing -- The screen is the message -- Thinking differently -- Mind change beyond the screen -- Making connections
"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"--