Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK; Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Trends Cogn Sci. 2014 Aug;18(8):385-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.04.011.
Twenty-five years have passed since the invention of the World Wide Web changed society by allowing unfettered access to the Internet. How this technological revolution has affected brain development continues to be an open question. There is particular concern about how Internet use is affecting the brains of adolescents. This Forum article discusses the possible effects of the Internet, as well as the behaviors and capabilities associated with its use, on the adolescent brain.
自万维网发明以来,已经过去了 25 年,它通过允许人们不受限制地访问互联网,改变了社会。这场技术革命对大脑发育的影响仍然是一个悬而未决的问题。人们特别关注互联网的使用如何影响青少年的大脑。本文论坛讨论了互联网的可能影响,以及与其使用相关的行为和能力,对青少年大脑的影响。