Attention loss feared as high-tech rewires brain

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Mon, 11/16/2009 - 13:24

Some mental health experts fear that a growing technology addiction, perhaps accelerated by the popularity of smart phones and social networks, will lead to a breakdown of interpersonal relationships and an increase in attention deficit disorder.


 

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