Social Media Brain
Social media and networking could be ruining your mind, according to statistics laid out in a new infographic by Assisted Living Today. The main concern put forth is that people’s nearly constant use of Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ has literally changed the way the receptors in the brain work, and has possibly affected the ability of our neurotransmitters to make the kinds of connections they have traditionally made; on the other hand, new neurotransmitting patterns are replacing the old ones. Is this evolution, or something to be battled with?
Personally, I do not feel threatened, or even worried, about the shortening of the human attention span. I also believe there are plenty of factors well beyond social media use that contribute to its widespread occurrence. I think it is a natural extension of our minds, to be able to take in, process, and respond to so much more information more quickly than ever before. Check out the infographic and let us know what you think.
