Rewired : protecting your brain in the Digital Age / Carl D. Marci.
By: Marci, Carl D [author.].
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, ©2022Description: 272 p.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674983663.Subject(s): Social media addiction | Brain | Human body and technology | Interpersonal communicationGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC569.5.I54 M37 2022 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000018658 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Wired: connected brains: Media matters -- The power of the prefrontal cortex -- Wired to connect -- Part 2. Rewired: brains under assault: Early childhood, interrupted -- Tweens, teens, and tech -- Adults, there will be consequences -- Impact on mental health -- Part 3. Beyond wired: better brains: First recognize the problem -- Ten rules for a healthy tech-life balance -- Is there hope?
"Social media and the always-connected digital life really are undermining our relationships. Carl Marci shows that our phone and Facebook habits aren't just distractions; they're altering our brains, harming our ability to communicate intimately. Fortunately, there are ways out. More than a critic, Marci offers solutions for tech-life balance"--