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History

Digital dementia is a relatively new concept. In the past, one would have to write down contact information in a rolodex or address book, snail mail prevailed, and research stemmed from hours poured over stacks of books. Nowadays, however, it is common (and more convenient) to add a phone number entry into a digital database, e-mail messages and multimedia, and research content online almost instantly. Humans have heavily relied on the internet and technology and as a result, remembering simple and minute details, such as a person's contact number or password, requires little effort. Unfortunately this phenomenon has severely and irreversibly affected our short-and-long term memory. Digital Dementia tell us that digitizing our everyday tasks is negatively affecting our brain's development and functions more so than ever before.

Background/Information

This is a kind of symptom originates from post-industrial society. Over-reliance on a variety of digital devices, such as cell phones, PDAs, computers, memory, and computational power are greatly reduced. Now, modern people use digital equipment rather than their brain to remember things. The thing to remember any document or writing is shifted to your computer and we enter a phone number instead of having to remember that. Without the help of your PDA, we can't remember important dates such as anniversaries or to schedule meetings. Modern users unconsciously rely on digital devices. Thanks to the development of a wide range of digital devices, without the use of the brains own memory loss symptoms have appeared. Symptoms of dementia cause by the digital equipment -- a Digital dementia syndrome. Digital dementia afflicts all ages but more frequently in the younger. Among the people who are dependent on digital devices is as simple as a family member or friend's birthday and do not remember. Digital dementia weakens the memory and therefore our brain activity and development. However, experts say it activates the brain of simple computation or puzzle and regular exercises can mitigate or eliminate the symptoms of Digital dementia. More fundamentally, however, is the advice is to slow down and live life the way analog sensibility as a way to prevent Digital dementia syndrome.

Symptom of Digital dementia

-Without a cellphone, it is harder to remember one's contact information.

-Few can remember song lyrics without reading the words on the screen in karaoke.

-You can only remember family, home, and other important numbers.

-Frequently ask twice.

-Use of GPS rather than a paper map.

-Typing is more convenient rather than handwriting notes.

The way to overcome Digital dementia

-It is good to remember your favorite songs or phone numbers of people close to you such as your family members or friends.

-It is very beneficial for meticulous reading daily newspapers and magazines for two hours.

-To develop habits such as carrying pens and paper.

-Write a daily journal rather than typing.

-When we do computer games, calculate the score ourselves.

-Speak out loud when studying.

Media related in Digital dementia

[Movie]

Idiotcracy(2006)-Mike Judge

The main character who lived in 2005 become frozen human. And he awake after 500 years in future. But when he woke up, all over the streets buried in the trash. The development of science, and have forgotten how to live without scientific instruments. The somewhat nonsensical, but this movie is a dramatic representation of the current issue of Digital dementia. We reduced things to think for themselves, we rely on digital devices of the future, and if we did. we can be a idiot.

[Book]

Digital dementia(2013)-Manfred Spitzer

This book of the famous German medical scientists in the brain based on the results of a vast amount of data and research to understand the reality of the 'Digital dementia' can be prevented by social and personal help. In particular, through experiments across the area, including computer use and school performance, online social networks and sociality, effects of childhood education through the screen and brain development, attention deficit due to multi-tasking shows the dangers of the digital world.

References

http://www.worldcrunch.com/mobile/#a:9550&id2=4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cKaWJ72x1rI

http://navercast.naver.com/contents.nhn?rid=199&contents_id=25181

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124118077

http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=85&docId=370933&mobile&categoryId=2643

http://gingertree.egloos.com/2887721

http://book.naver.com/bookdb/book_detail.nhn?bid=7177420

Digitale demenz : wie wir uns und unsere kinder um den verstand bringen.

Small, Gary(2010), "The Aging Brain Is Less Quick, But More Shrewd,"

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