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Modern First World conditions, it seems. Both are cause for concern.

“Digital Dementia” is a term coined by neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer to describe an overuse of digital technology resulting in the breakdown of cognitive abilities.1 Spitzer proposes that short-term memory pathways will start to deteriorate from underuse if we overuse technology.


TikTok Brain is more specific, and relates to the use of TikTok and other sources of short, dense content which trigger dopamine in users and apparently leads to shorter attention spans. If this is the case, we need to get our kids off this stuff.


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