High technology makes children fall short

Too much exposure to computers, the Internet, games . makes children today lose their creativity and forget sympathy with others, a British expert warns.

According to psychologists, being attracted to high-tech devices is one of the reasons why children today are at higher risk of autism. It makes children less talk, interact with people around them and live in their own small world.

Professor Susan Greenfield - one of the leading experts in the brain - affirms: 'Today's e-mails are more convenient, and are valued more than meeting face-to-face or chatting between people. It has occupied the young people's living environment and separated them from their real world. '

According to Greenfield, the impact of modern technology makes the brain have major changes, such as the less used brain functions will gradually be eclipsed. People will gradually lose their rich imagination, creativity and common emotions if they interact regularly with machines, with modern technology.

Plus a little lack of family concern, surely the children will develop in a deviant, incomplete way. The fact has proved: the number of children who love playing games so much that they are dumb, or obsessed with the violent actions of the game . has reached an alarming number.

Impacts on the nervous system of young children

In an experiment on the impact of information technology on the brains of young people, scientists have tried volunteers to interact with data on computers continuously for 6 to 9 hours. Before and after the test, their brains had a marked change. Even their moods and attitudes have also changed abnormally: their ability to express in language and emotions has been greatly reduced, instead, they have the expression of working like a deck. Machine is more than a human. This is obviously due to the impact of the operating environment in which they were exposed.

In many game players, the time to interact with the actual activities in the outside world is less, they learn less life skills and of course, communication skills and handling situations are also limited. Clear processing. This is the reason why young people today are less interested in the feelings of the people around them, and often appear indifferent to the things that happen in life.

In addition, according to Professor Green's hypothesis, the reason why young people are addicted to games often behave abnormally due to a natural chemical in the brain called dopamine - a contributing factor. Feeling excited when people achieve goals. Dopamine levels decrease when people are in a state of frustration, such as waiting for a phone call in vain (similar to the psychological state of failure in a game).

The area of ​​the brain that is affected primarily by dopamine is the prefrontal cortex (frontal part) - related to the behavior in humans. When the level of dopamine is so high (for example, when a person is too passionate about games), it can reduce the activity of brain cells in this area, leading to a phenomenon in which the brain controls the behavior of people stop working. That explains the unusual behavior of children who often play games and are affected by the game.

Stress because of high technology

Professor Greenfield also raised some other interesting issues for young people in the technological age. These are diseases related to human neurology. She affirmed that the use of the internet or high-tech equipment is the cause of increased stress. The simplest, such as when having trouble playing games, or accessing the internet, can also make nerves nervous, easy to get angry, and if it happens often, it can cause more serious problems. it is a mental crisis. That's not to mention the harmful effects of using too many electronic devices. With radiation rays that the naked eye cannot recognize, electronic technology is directly threatening the health of the younger generation - who are more accessible to them.

The situation of young people 'addicted to games', 'internet addiction' . and abuse of the Internet for bad activities is increasing. In some countries with high technology development levels such as the US, Japan, China . the type of "teenage" high-tech crime has developed to worrying levels. As in many other countries, the problem of children using computers to access unhealthy websites makes many parents fear. It is signaling the risk of a deterioration in morality and quality in today's lifestyle of young people.