our brains? one of the ways is just by shifting the reward cycles that we are used to. so now rewards are very, very frequent and low value. but they happen rapidly and that changes essentially your cognitive style and how you like to be rewarded. the brain adam tells me interprets every text, alert or like as a reward. causing dopamine to surge in the pleasure center. over time, that can change how the mind works. training us to need more and more from our devices. it s a feedback loop that s hard to resist. and for some, that loop can spiral out of control and cross a line from mere distraction to addiction. 6 7 and quick on his feet, john
my connection to technology is so strong that my body freaks out when i can t pick up my phone and that is scary. neuro scape s founder dr. adam has spent years studying the bryn. it s important to recognize that our brains are limited in the processing. just look at how much information is around us. we re not able to take all of that in at the same time. we are all multitasking now and all this technology is supposed to make our lives easier but in actuality it s having a pretty negative impact on our brains, isn t it? if you look from an evolutionary perspective you find we re information seeking creatures. the way other animals seek food and reward we seek information and just the unprecedented exposure to information we have now has really shifted how we interact with each other, the environment around us and
ourselves, as well. how has this been affecting our brains? one of the ways is just by shifting the reward cycles that we are used to. so now rewards are very, very frequent and low value. but they happen rapidly and that changes essentially your cognitive style and how you like to be rewarded. the brain adam tells me interprets every text, alert or like as a reward. causing dope mean to surge in the pleasure center. over time, that can change how the mind works. training us to need more and more from our devices. it s a feedback loop that s hard to resist. and for some, that loop can spiral out of control and cross a line from mere distraction to addiction.