Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Roland Gesthuizen on 21 Nov 10"computers and cellphones, and the constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and learning. Researchers say the lure of these technologies, while it affects adults too, is particularly powerful for young people. The risk, they say, is that developing brains can become more easily habituated than adult brains to constantly switching tasks - and less able to sustain attention. "
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Roland Gesthuizen on 21 Nov 10Interesting article about growing up with disruptive technologies.