Gary Small, a neuroscientist at the University of California, argues that the internet is a lot more than just a communications medium.  It may be altering the way that we think on an evolutionary scale.  Internet searching and text messaging, according to small, makes the brain better at filtering information and instant decision making.

The people in the next generation who will be “on top” will be those who master technological skills as well as face to face skills.  In order to master them, Small argues that we do run the risk of losing human contact skills.

Tags: neuroscience, UCLA, University of California

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