The too frequent use of digital media reduces the mental capacity of our children

The too frequent use of digital media reduces the mental capacity of our children

December 4, 2013 in -Mailing List, DECT, Wi-FI, and WLAN wireless systems and health by EMFacts

Psychiatrist and brain researcher Manfred Spitzer warns parents and educators
by Dr Rudolf Hänsel, qualified psychologist, Lindau/Germany

The neuroscientist and medical director of the Psychiatric University Hospital Ulm, Professor Manfred Spitzer, met with intense press coverage about his new best-seller “Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen” (Digital dementia. How we drive us and our children mad) and his trenchant theses. Referring to many neurological findings and supplementing new findings Spitzer reinforces in his book previous research of reputable media experts saying that the too frequent use of the Internet can make people dumb. He never denigrated juvenile and adult Internet users however. Reacting to the spiteful attacks by the press, he said in an interview: “I do not pathologize but I state: Where there are effects there are also risks and side effects.”1 However, Spitzer does not just express warnings; he also shows what parents, teachers and politicians can do to protect our youth.

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