Technology has been called out on the carpet in recent articles about contributing to the decline of our a number of brain functions. We need not be so fast to judge … we have many examples of technology’s value, too.
Tags: accuracy, computers, distraction, focus, gadgets, GPS, health care, social networking, speed, technology
Posted June 18, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Neuroscience, Posit Science software, Research studies
Recently Dr. Jerri Edwards of the University of South Florida published a paper showing that older adults who cease driving have higher mortality rates.1 You might think this can be easily explained by the fact that unhealthy people are more likely to cease driving. However, Dr. Edwards used an analytical method to take into account [...]
Tags: depression, Driving, driving cessation, health care, isolation, jerri edwards, mortality
Posted February 4, 2010 by Peter Delahunt under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, DriveSharp, Driving, InSight, Neuroscience, Research studies