~ VLICBD-B-G-TP-R-ITEO-SC-OT-YM-O-I-TM-AAA ~ Very Little Is Currently Being Done – By – Government – To Promote – Research – Into The Effects Of – Screen Culture – On The – Young Mind – Or – Indeed – The Mind – At Any Age

~ TINNBUIM-SSHSTIIUUTEHAD ~ Technology Is Not Necessarily Being Used In Moderation – Some Surveys Have Suggested That It Is Used Up To Eleven Hours A Day

~ MD-G/C/U/M ~ Mind Change – Global / Controversial / Unprecedented / Multifaceted

~ TPEOA-S-O-DE ~ The Potential Effects Of A – Screen-Oriented – Daily Existence

~ TATWAARB-DNSTTOH ~ The Argument That We Are Automatically Rational Beings – Does Not Stand The Test Of History

~ TEOO-AI-A-TNT-ADHC-HNPFIACD-A–T-DE-IGEMP-AAEYA ~ The Easy Opportunity Of – Alternative Identity – And – The Notion That – Actions Don’t Have Consequences – Have Never Previously Featured In A Child’s Development – And – The – Digital Environment – Is Getting Ever More Pervasive – At An Ever Younger Age

~ OOTBDB-ET-A-CDC-I-Q-T-AOT-TS-M-O-AAE-A-IAWT-B/C/R/TV-NH ~ One Of The Big Differences Between –Earlier Technologies – And – Current Digital Counterparts – Is – Quantitative – The – Amount Of Time – The Screen – Monopolizes – Our – Active And Exclusive – Attention – In A Way That – Book / Cinema / Radio / TV – Never Have

~ TCOA-S-BL-I-U-NOIHIS-TAF-B-ABOT-CE-O-N-E-A-N-PAL-O ~ The Content Of A – Screen-Based Lifestyle – Is – Unprecedented – Not Only In How It Shapes – Thoughts And Feelings – But – Also Because Of The – Corollary Effect – Of – Not – Exercising – And – Not – Playing And Learning – Outside

~ WABO-A-UAC-C-O-OAT-B-NEILTAOEWCW ~ We Are Being Offered – An – Unprecedented And Complex – Cocktail – Of – Opportunity And Threat – But – Not Everyone Is Likely To Agree On Exactly What Constitutes Which

~ A-CITM-OT-UG-A-MC-A-CISAAW ~ Any – Changes In The Mindset – Of The – Upcoming Generation – Are – Most Crucially – Anticipating – Changes In Society As A Whole

~ POTB~ Plasticity Of The Brain

~ P-COTDW-CBI-B-AOC-A-AAOTPL-A-T-U-OTAI ~ Perhaps – Criticism Of The Digital World – Could Be Interpreted – By – Aficionados Of Cyberspace – As – An Attack On Their Personal Lifestyle – And – Therefore – Ultimately – On Them As Individuals

~ P-ATBBA-LPC ~ Privacy – Appears To Be Becoming A – Less Prized Commodity

~ IIAITBA-IAP-RTA-W-MT-BD-PTRTVTMLRTIAT? ~ If Inputs Arrive In The Brain As – Images And Pictures – Rather Than As – Words – Might That – By Default – Predispose The Recipient To View Things More Literally Rather Than In Abstract Terms?

~ EM-IAP-T-THT-PTT-NJ-WWT-B-H ~ Ever More – Invasive And Pervasive – Technologies – That Have The – Power To Transform – Not Just – What We Think – But – How

~ ITFYOL-TBH-WOO-CB-T-EG-O-CBN-WAF-AP ~ In The First Years Of Life – The Brain Has – Windows Of Opportunity – Characterized By – The – Exuberant Growth – Of – Connections Between Neurons – Which Allows For – Astonishing Possibilities

~ TS-FBM-D-PDL-IT-IIB-AAPIS-DR-IT-DOD-B ~ The Same – Fundamental Brain Mechanisms – Driving – Plasticity During Learning – In The – Intact Immature Brain – Are Also Pressed Into Service – During Relearning – In The – Damaged Or Diseased – Brain

~ TB-RITL-IRT-OS-A-E ~ The Brain – Remakes Itself Throughout Life – In Response To – Outside Stimuli – And – Experience

~ A-EE-LTAWHO-PCITB-AOTFTG ~ An – Enriched Environment – Leads To A Whole Host Of – Physical Changes In The Brain – All Of Them For The Good

~ NA-L-SC-TOM-O-BC-WIS-A-DILTAS ~ Neuronal Assemblies – Large-Scale Coalitions – Tens Of Millions – Of – Brain Cells – Work In Synchrony – And – Disband In Less Than A Second

~ TSASN~ The Something About Social Networking

~ NS-S-H-SAA-WP-AAR-TWTAGO-T-DS-IMPSWT-ICI-I-MENTSE ~ Neuroimaging Studies – Show – Higher – Stimulation And Activity – When People – Anticipate A Reward – Than When They Actually Get One – The – Dopamine System – Is Most Powerfully Stimulated When The – Information Coming In – Is – Modest Enough Not To Satisfy Entirely

~ IOC ~ Illusion Of Cyberintimacy

~ A-DC-SD-S-TWIA-B-WTHNYBATA ~ A – Deliberately Constructed – Socially Desirable – Self – To Which Individuals Aspire – But – Which They Have Not Yet Been Able To Achieve

~ C/M/I-TA-OP-IACT-AY-UB-TCOR ~ Creating / Managing / Interacting – Through An – Online Profile – Is A Chance To – Advertise Yourself – Unchallenged By The Constraints Of Reality

~ OC-HB-HAB-V-S-C-A-PTB-BN-SN-PTOTIITB-U-A-ATC ~ Of Course – Human Beings – Have Always Been – Vain – Self-Centred – And – Prone To Bragging – But Now – Social Networking – Provides The Opportunity To Indulge In This Behavior – Unabated – And – Around The Clock

~ A-BS-DNTU-WA-AA-I-A-E/SE/C-O-TBBO ~ A – Brain Scan – Does Not Tell Us – Whether An – Activated Area – Is – An – Effect / SideEffect / Cause – Of – The Behavior Being Observed

~ SNS-PA-UP-F-SC-A-E ~ Social Networking Sites – Provide An – Unprecedented Platform – For – Social Comparison – And – Envy

~ ‘C’-HNBD-AANLR-I-SN-TC-A-TFT-IIMT-SN-TIDOHMAYA-AT-TACBR-I-UTBOTBIA ~ “Coolness” – Has Now Been Democratized – Achievements Are No Longer Required – It’s – Simple Networking – That Counts – And – The Fact That – Importance Is Measured Through – Social Networking – That It Depends On How Much Attention You Attract – And That – This Attention Can Be Rewarded – Is – Unlikely To Bring Out The Best In Anyone

~ TT-ADIE-A-AIIOLR-CBL-IEAFTEO-I-F-T-F-C-B-WAGAAWWR-T-TRI-F-T-F-C-WROATE ~ Two Trends – A Decrease In Empathy – And – An Increase In Online Relationships – Could Be Linked – If – Empathy Arises From The Experience Of – Interpersonal – Face-To-Face – Communication – But – We Are Good Only At What We Rehearse – Then – The Reduction In – Face-To-Face – Communication – Would Reduce Our Ability To Empathize

~ AB-TU-A-TLDO-A-ALEB-E-TV-W-A-A-IWHBSI-T-SW-OT-I-TOTHAIAW ~ Associations Between – Technology Use – And – The Later Development Of – Autism – A Link Emerged Between – Early – TV– Watching – And – Autism – It Would Hardly Be Surprising If – The – Screen World – Of The – Internet – Turned Out To Have An Impact As Well

~ S-IIW-TSOOR-R-TSORHI-TTPTMOODIWOIML ~ Surely – It Is When – Time Spent On Online Relationships – Replaces – Time Spent On Real Human Interaction – That The Potential To Miss Out On Deeper Intimacy With Others Is More Likely

~ TSUT-I-TSAF-T-RW-A-RP ~ Time Spent Using Technology – Is – Time Spent Away From – The – Real World – And – Real People

~ EHAT-TACAUW-TAE-‘D’-F-IA ~ Experts Have Argued That – The Internet Creates A Unique World – That Adds Extra – “Disengagement” – From – Immoral Actions

~ TSAVG ~ The Something About Video Games

~ MOR-PG ~ Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games

~ GA-U-G-IIAPSTD ~ Gaming Addiction – Unlike – Gambling – It Is A Phenomenon Specific To Digital

~ ITRW-F-E-PF-O-YA-I-ATHTCB ~ In The Real World – Feedback – Especially – Positive Feedback – On – Your Achievements – Is – All Too Hard To Come By

~ UP-CATA-V-V-DFT-HPCAJLT ~ Unhappy People – Create Avatars That Are – Very – Very – Different From Themselves – Happy People Create Avatars Just Like Themselves

~ A-SF-TWYADLARSOM ~ A – Sneaky Feeling – That What You Are Doing Lacks Any Real Significance Or Meaning

~ VG-A-A-PG-LSTAGRFDAP ~ Video Games – And – Attention – Playing Games – Linked Specifically To A Greater Risk For Developing Attentional Problems

~ B-A-E-AI-CD ~ Brain – And – Environment – Are In – Constant Dialogue

~ GMEDP ~ Gamers Make Excellent Drone Pilots

~ WUTTPWAWROBD-IS-V-CO-B/E-E ~ When Used To Treat Patients With A Wide Range Of Brain Disorders – It Seems – Videogames – Can Offer – Beneficial / Enjoyable – Experience

~ TIA-SA-B-TLO-ADHD-S-A-T-S-O-IA-I-C ~ There Is A – Significant Association – Between – The Level Of – ADHD – Symptoms – And – The – Severity – Of – Internet Addiction – In – Children

~IWBFTAT-THB-A-KTDB-FAR ~ It Would Be Foolhardy To Assume That – The Human Brain – Always – Knows The Difference Between – Fantasy And Reality

~TPTIEIOO-ACRB-VG-A-II-A-T/F/B-TINETVLDTC-LV-B-ALBOD-SIT-TDI-A-ADIEL ~ The Picture That Is Emerging Is One Of – A Clear Relationship Between – Violent Gaming – And – Increases In – Aggressive – Thoughts / Feelings / Behavior – There Is No Evidence That Videogames Lead Directly To Criminal-Level Violence – But – A Large Body Of Data – Strongly Indicates That – They Do Induce – An – Aggressive Disposition In Everyday Life

~ T-NS-WS-LIMOTB ~ This – New Strategy – Will Swiftly – Leave Its Mark On The Brain