Why can’t we read anymore ? – Hugh McGuire – Medium

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  • Why can’t we read anymore ?

    https://medium.com/@hughmcguire/why-can-t-we-read-anymore-503c38c131fe

    Recent neuroscience confirms many of the things we sufferers of digital overload know innately. That successful multi-tasking is a myth. Multi-tasking makes us stupider.

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    It turns out that digital devices and software are finely tuned to train us to pay attention to them, no matter what else we should be doing. The mechanism, borne out by recent neuroscience studies, is something like this:

    • New information creates a rush of dopamine to the brain, a neurotransmitter that makes you feel good.
    • The promise of new information compels your brain to seek out that dopamine rush.

    With fMRIs, you can see the brain’s pleasure centres light up with activity when new emails arrive.

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