#5 Loosing Memory Power

There was a time where students were supposed to mug up the entire books and feed in their memory. But in this Google era, the entire information is just available at your finger tips. Who else wants to memorize the whole information, when we have a Siri or Google Now?

In 2007, a neuroscientist conducted a survey on 3,000 people and found out some drastic changes in the level of memory. Some people fail to recollect personal information, birthdays, and even their own phone numbers. In the similar way, studies have proved that calculators may diminish simple arithmetical skills. Now people even cannot navigate to their own places without using GPS.     

#6 Impulse Control Disorder

Internet and social media play a huge role in diminishing our memory and attention spans. Tech- savvy people find it difficult to read books for longer time, and opt for skimming articles online instead of reading word by word. This phenomenon may cause great troubles for the youngsters, as they fail to develop memory skills.

 A 2013 research established that video games like Halo reducing player’s capacity to restrain impulsive or aggressive behavior. Investigators concluded that forcing players to make snap decision in violent situations, inhibited proactive executive control over immediate reactions and impulses. People with an impulse control disorder cannot control the urge to do something harmful to themselves or others.

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