年輕人平均每天花7.5小時盯著螢幕。未來可預見咖啡廳、餐廳，甚至假日公寓都會提供無線網路，大約有七成的通勤族在大眾運輸工具上打字、滑手機或講電話。這樣的行為是否對大腦有負面影響變成了廣泛研究的主題。過去30多年來，關於精神可塑性的研究有重大發現，這些研究顯示大腦經由使用才會發展。如果大腦功能在年輕時沒有發展成熟，這的確有可能發生，因為我們不必再記任何東西，都仰賴智慧型手機、谷歌、導航等等，這會讓大腦在未來更快衰退。 
Young people use media on screens for an average of seven and a half hours per day. It is expected that cafés, restaurants and even holiday apartments have Wi-Fi, and an estimated 70 % of riders type, swipe or phone in the underground. Determining the negative consequences that this has on our brain has become the subject of extensive research. Over the last 30 years, important findings have been made in neuroplasticity and showed: The brain develops by using it. If the brain does not achieve the functional level that is actually possible when we are young because we no longer have to remember anything – thanks to smartphones, google, navigation, etc. – it will decay more quickly later.

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