Technology dumbs down brain power

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This article basically describes the effects of what Laura spoke of regarding the loss of old world traditional means of information keeping and transfer. In short: use it or lose it. The article describes how it is further being lost.

_http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/13/nbrain113.xml

An over reliance on technology is leading to a dumbing down of the nation’s brain power, according a study published today.

In a society flooded with mobile phones, Blackberry devices and computers of various shapes and sizes, a quarter of all Britons do not know their own landline number while as little as a third can recall more than three birthdays of their immediate family.

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“But the less you use of your memory, the poorer it becomes. This may be reflected in the survey findings which show that the over 50s who grew up committing more to memory report better performance in many areas than those under 30 who are heavily reliant on technology to act as their day to day aide memoir.�


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As many as a third of those surveyed under the age of 30 were unable to recall their home telephone number without resorting to their mobile phones or to notes.

Absolutely scary.