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Gary Small talked about his book iBrain today on Larry Mantle's Air Talk and said that pleasure chemicals make us addicted to eBay, e-mail and other forms of the Internet. His broader thesis, that the technology is changing our brain chemistry, resulting in addictions, ADD, and other disorders has been something I've speculated about for the last few years. Now there's scientific evidence.
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Here is the podcast:
http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/145/510128/95798705/KPCC_95798705.mp3
Posted by: Paul | October 16, 2008 at 01:25 PM
Funny, I just read yesterday that internet usage helps aging brains stay healthier, and staves off dementia and Alzheimers. I'll look for the story.
Posted by: Ed | October 16, 2008 at 02:12 PM
It's the same guy, Gary Small: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7667610.stm
Posted by: Ed | October 16, 2008 at 02:15 PM
Yeah, in my post I forget to mention there are indeed positive changes as well as negative ones.
Posted by: jeffrey McMahon | October 16, 2008 at 02:15 PM