Most scientists claim that technology is killing our imagination. In fact, if today you go to a restaurant you will see kids straight up glued to a tablet or smartphone, rather than playing with their toys. And the truth is playing in our early childhood is what builds up our imagination skills. But what if …
Challenge: Can you live without your smartphone?
Have you ever thought about such question: How long do you actually think you could “survive” without your smartphone? If at the beginning the word “survive” may come across to you as an exaggeration, you will soon realize that you are extremely dependent on your mobile phone. For instance, it is not a coincidence that …
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How tech is improving brain studies
The development and evolution of technology over the centuries has been followed by the progress of medicine. And the truth is, nowadays many diseases are found and cured because we have proper machines to do it. But what about the brain? How much do we know about it? With the help of algorithms, machines understand …
How Google affects our brain
Google is, indeed, a tool that is widely used by the internauts. But, how has this useful way of searching been affecting our brains? In order to explore the possible influence of Internet experience on brain activation patterns, the authors of the study “Your brain on Google”, conducted in 2009, performed functional magnetic resonance imaging …
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