It seems that nowadays, kids have more access and understanding of technology then many other generations. It is true that we live in the age of technology, but is this dependance something that should be supported or discouraged? Is our reliance on the internet detrimental to human memory? Evidence based research supports the advocates claims that with an increased amount of use of the internet there is the potential of reaching a higher intelligence and improving long-term memory.
The internet has revolutionized the world in ways no one could have ever dreamed of. It is now easier to stay in touch with loved ones, download e-books, and purchase one’s everyday expenses all in the swipe of a finger. Although it has brought much simplicity to
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Skeptics often argue that the internet when compared to books, does not hold superior contributions to our intelligence. However an experiment directed by Dr. Gary Smalls, found that “Our most striking finding was that Internet searching appears to engage a greater extent of neural circuitry that is not activated during reading…”. Not only does the internet have a limitless amount of storage ranging from the things that are necessary to the nonessential, but it has the advantage of increasing brain activity faster at a faster rate versus getting the identical information from a book. The internet has allowed us to reduce the time browsing through data exponentially, allowing us to direct our energies to myriad …show more content…
Complex reasoning and understanding are becoming more important especially during the early stages of human development. It was our complex reasoning skills and adaptability that enabled us to survive extreme and challenging circumstances during the early stages of human development. Many associate these highly successful traits with things like trials and tribulations, life experience, and so on, but the internet has also played a prominent role in the last few decades. The study conducted by Dr. Gary Smalls also discovered “Internet searches revealed a major difference between the two groups. While all participants demonstrated the same brain activity that was seen during the book-reading task, the Web-savvy group also registered activity in the frontal, temporal and cingulate areas of the brain, which control decision-making and complex reasoning”. Using the internet can help us exercise our brain to be ready for decisions in our lives that require our best and brightest form of complex