Is it true that the Internet Makes You Stupid?
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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It's hard to remember the last time the national badminton team won gold in the Olympics? No problem. Just search in google's data. Almost all questions can be resolved there. The problem is that this reduces the ease of our habit to remember.
People who are familiar with the internet and often googling (searching on google), tend to be lazy to try to remember the information because it believes all the information that can easily be found again on the internet.
"The information enters the brain can continue to keep in mind by knowing where that information can be sought. And we are a higher priority than on remembering the details about that information," said Betsy Sparrow, PhD, of Columbia University who conducted the study.
In the world of psychology, it is also called transactive memory. This capability has been around since humans could communicate. We also always rely on the most intelligent people in the community, then after the development of print media, we rely on books.
In other words, current humans adapt to not really remember a thing, we only remember where to look or who has information.
"All around us there are always people who we think is an expert at something, for instance if you want to ask how to make a cake we asked the A, if you want to know about a cheap bakery where we asked the internet B. same, but the information it has much broader, "said Sparrow.
Internet according to him is a place where information is gathered collectively beyond our memory. "The Internet is the link that makes us more connected transactive memory on things that can not be accessed elsewhere," he said.
"The Internet makes us smarter at once bodo h. Our brains are so trained to use them and we become addicted because of the many who gained their advantage," said Gary Small, author of "Surviving the Technological iBrain alteration of the Modern Mind" is.
That's why it's important to train the brain that are not easily forgetful. Listen to a tip from Cynthia R. Green, PhD, president and author of Art Memory Game Plan Brainpower this.
1. Talk to yourself.
By repeating information to yourself, we force the brain to give more attention to that information. We also got used to train the memory.
2. Create a game.
New read there are new restaurants opening fried duck named Duck Waris? Try to remember who the friend or relative who also has the name of Waris, for example.
3. Consumption of broccoli.
Consumption of foods that are sources of folic acid such as broccoli because it has proven able to protect and improve the function of all of us broaden memori.
People who are familiar with the internet and often googling (searching on google), tend to be lazy to try to remember the information because it believes all the information that can easily be found again on the internet.
"The information enters the brain can continue to keep in mind by knowing where that information can be sought. And we are a higher priority than on remembering the details about that information," said Betsy Sparrow, PhD, of Columbia University who conducted the study.
In the world of psychology, it is also called transactive memory. This capability has been around since humans could communicate. We also always rely on the most intelligent people in the community, then after the development of print media, we rely on books.
In other words, current humans adapt to not really remember a thing, we only remember where to look or who has information.
"All around us there are always people who we think is an expert at something, for instance if you want to ask how to make a cake we asked the A, if you want to know about a cheap bakery where we asked the internet B. same, but the information it has much broader, "said Sparrow.
Internet according to him is a place where information is gathered collectively beyond our memory. "The Internet is the link that makes us more connected transactive memory on things that can not be accessed elsewhere," he said.
"The Internet makes us smarter at once bodo h. Our brains are so trained to use them and we become addicted because of the many who gained their advantage," said Gary Small, author of "Surviving the Technological iBrain alteration of the Modern Mind" is.
That's why it's important to train the brain that are not easily forgetful. Listen to a tip from Cynthia R. Green, PhD, president and author of Art Memory Game Plan Brainpower this.
1. Talk to yourself.
By repeating information to yourself, we force the brain to give more attention to that information. We also got used to train the memory.
2. Create a game.
New read there are new restaurants opening fried duck named Duck Waris? Try to remember who the friend or relative who also has the name of Waris, for example.
3. Consumption of broccoli.
Consumption of foods that are sources of folic acid such as broccoli because it has proven able to protect and improve the function of all of us broaden memori.
