Mind Change

Bullying

The Internet Has Changed Bullying- For The Worse

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on December 1, 2015

Cyberbullies are targeting their victims for the same reasons they do in traditional bullying- but the social networking site environment is amplifying the effects of the attack.

Cyberbullies are targeting their victims for the same reasons they do in traditional bullying- but the social networking site environment is amplifying the effects of the attack.

Narcissism

Me, MySelfie and I

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on October 31, 2015

In 2015, selfies resulted in the deaths of more people than those from shark attacks. Why are we so obsessed with broadcasting our grinning faces?

In 2015, selfies resulted in the deaths of more people than those from shark attacks. Why are we so obsessed with broadcasting our grinning faces?

Education

Five Reasons iPads Should NOT Be In Classrooms

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on October 1, 2015

There is growing backlash against iPads in the classroom, and some experts even argue they could have a negative effect.

There is growing backlash against iPads in the classroom, and some experts even argue they could have a negative effect.

Empathy

If A Jane Austen Novel Were A Video Game, Would You Play It?

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on September 1, 2015

Video games vs Novels - which is better in teaching empathy?

Video games vs Novels - which is better in teaching empathy?

Memory

Why We Think We're So Much Smarter Than We Really Are

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on August 2, 2015

Searching the Internet for information creates an illusion of knowledge, in which we think we are smarter than we really are.

Searching the Internet for information creates an illusion of knowledge, in which we think we are smarter than we really are.

Dementia

Digital Dementia

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on July 1, 2015

Action video games improve low-level attention and visuospatial memory, but is there a link between gaming and a more global loss of memory reminiscent of dementia?

Action video games improve low-level attention and visuospatial memory, but is there a link between gaming and a more global loss of memory reminiscent of dementia?

Media

Do Smartphones Give A Head Start In Life?

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on June 1, 2015

Babies as young as six months old are being given smartphones to play with. Pediatric experts have weighed in on the benefits and risks of giving infants smartphones.

Babies as young as six months old are being given smartphones to play with. Pediatric experts have weighed in on the benefits and risks of giving infants smartphones.

Addiction

Is Surfing the Internet Addictive?

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on May 1, 2015

New research shows that aimless, excessive Internet use is associated with changes in the brain consistent with addictions. What could be addictive about endlessly surfing the web?

New research shows that aimless, excessive Internet use is associated with changes in the brain consistent with addictions. What could be addictive about endlessly surfing the web?

Cognition

iPhone, Therefore I Am

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on April 2, 2015

What happens to our brains when we let our smartphones do the thinking for us?

What happens to our brains when we let our smartphones do the thinking for us?

Media

The Brain Is Not an Octopus

Susan Greenfield Ph.D. on March 2, 2015

Engaging in several tasks at once might seem like a wonderful solution for keeping pace with the speed of twenty-first-century life, but the price paid could be high.

Engaging in several tasks at once might seem like a wonderful solution for keeping pace with the speed of twenty-first-century life, but the price paid could be high.

Emails, texts and social network notifications are thought to trigger dopamine releases, a neurotransmitter in the brain that is linked to pleasure.

Technology is making us poorer communicators- but time away from the screen can improve interpersonal skills very quickly when replaced with experience of the natural environment