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The “online brain”: how the Internet may be changing our cognition
The impact of the Internet across multiple aspects of modern society is clear. However, the influence that it may have on our brain structure and functioning remains a central topic of investigation. Here we draw on recent psychological, psychiatric and … Continue reading
The Cognitive Internet of Things
It is not difficult to find that the structure of the Internet is getting more and more similar to brain structure. The structure of the Internet from the perspective of neurology is very similar to the human brain, specifically the Internet virtual … Continue reading
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Organizational Structure for Mass Collaboration and Learning
The rapid emergence of collaborative communities supported by the Internet has led to unprecedented waves of novelty in the ways people create and share knowledge. In this framework, the notion of mass collaboration has opened new windows of opportunity for … Continue reading
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Internet Memes and Society: Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts
This book provides a solid, encompassing definition of Internet memes, exploring both the common features of memes around the globe and their particular regional traits. It identifies and explains the roles that these viral texts play in Internet communication: cultural, … Continue reading
The Digital Expansion of the Mind: Implications of Internet Usage for Memory and Cognition
The internet is rapidly changing what information is available as well as how we find it and share it with others. Here we examine how this “digital expansion of the mind” changes cognition. We begin by identifying ten properties of … Continue reading
Smartphone and Internet Addiction causes Brain Imbalance
Researchers found evidence of chemical imbalance in the brains of young people who are addicted to smartphones and internet use. The imbalance ratio was seen to be significantly correlated to addictions, anxiety, and depression. Smartphone And Internet Addiction Test Researchers … Continue reading
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Reimagining the Internet as a mosaic of regional cultures
Most online maps of the Internet are architectural plans, engineering blueprints, anatomical drawings or statistical graphics. For example, the Internet has been represented as millions of devices connected to each other by 300 “[c]ables lying on the seafloor” with its … Continue reading
The effect of sleep quality on academic performance is mediated by Internet use time
The aims of the present study were to analyze the association of sleep patterns with academic and cognitive performance in adolescents and to test the potential mediating effect of different activities of screen media usage on this association. The association … Continue reading
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This Is Your Brain on the Internet
We know where to find information — we just can’t remember it anymore. The Earth has never witnessed a more seamless tool for knowledge-sharing than the internet. Word-of-mouth is a great way to send knowledge from one brain to another, … Continue reading
The Internet Has Become the External Hard Drive for Our Memories
For millennia humans have relied on one another to recall the minutiae of our daily goings-on. Now we rely on “the cloud”—and it is changing how we perceive and remember the world around us. Remembering is traditionally a social enterprise. … Continue reading
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