What's Our Tech Doing to Our Brains?
Many adults and teens are spending longer and longer hours engaged with digital media, and researchers are only beginning to grasp the impact on mental health and well-being.
\n\nDoreen Dodgen-Magee, a psychologist and the author of \u201cDeviced! Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World,\u201d discusses how screens are profoundly altering who we are and how we behave. She points to concerns about increased feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and a reduced ability to tolerate boredom and to concentrate, but Dodgen-Magee says there are methods to help us all use technology in healthier ways.