Digital screens are leaving us wired for speed — but here's how to engage your deep-reading brain
He said it was important for children to have exposure to books and learning because they helped to create a"well-rounded and inquiring mind"."Another consequence of these so-called 'digi brains' that I think seems to be missing is the ability of younger people to be able to sustain an argument at length, because the methods of study have become episodic, with snapshots taken from the net.
"To develop a brilliant, essential logic really requires skills that book reading and essay writing help develop through the expression of concerns, values, creativity and imagination."Professor Wolf said she feared people were becoming less critical and less empathetic readers. She did not place the blame squarely on the way digital reading was affecting the circuitry in our brain, but also pointed to factors like a"culture of efficiency", where doing things quickly was celebrated.
"As a scientist it is my great worry that we are becoming these people who do not have the time nor want to expend the time for that more immersive set of feelings," she said.
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