shows a premature thinning of that part of the brain. which is kind of frightening considering the importance of the part of the brain, what it does how it is very important for human beings in terms of organizing, planning, and a host of other different things. another component that you do not hear much about something called neural plasticity. which is actually the greatest breakthrough in modern psychology. that means that the brain although very strong and rigid, can be molded and shaped if placed in the right environment for three or more hours per day. we know that the average kid is spending nine hours a day on average in what i consider to be the highly stimulating worlds, and what happens is that the brain will grow new neural pathways, the circuitry to adapt to the cyber world. and the problem is what i am seeing clinically is an unadapting of young kids in the real world, having a very difficult time coping with just those trivial nuances of life and the anxiety disorders, the