What is happening to our brains as a result of the use and abuse of digital technology? We are no longer able to use a map to reach a place as we rely on our sat-nav systems. We never leave home without our smartphones. Children and teenagers spend twice as much time using their smartphones as they spend at school. Over the last few years there has been an increase in learning disabilities, stress, depression and aggressive behaviour among teenagers. This year the annual conference of the Gilda degli Insegnanti di Padova has hosted Professor Spitzer, the world-renowned neuroscience expert, who delivered a speech on the subject of digital technology and learning. Manfred Spitzer, M.D., Ph.D., is Medical director, professor and chairman (Head of Department) of the Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Ulm, in Germany, and Director of the Transfer Centre for Neuroscience and Learning. He has been visiting professor at Harvard University.
“Digital dementia” in the age of new media
July 12, 2019
