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Twitter’s Impact on Your Brain-Same as Bilingualism

Kapp Notes

Studies on infant brains have shown that knowledge retention is only possible when accompanied with personal interaction or activity, but this becomes even more important as people get older. Bilingual people aren’t cognitively smarter, but they are more cognitively flexible,” she added.

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Your leaders’ brains were not made for this moment

CLO Magazine

workplace environment is putting a strain on our brains and affecting our mental well-being. Our brains were not made for this moment Technology has advanced exponentially over the last few decades, and our brains are getting left behind. Take a look at the nature of work, for example.

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How Instructional Designers Can Cope with Continuous Partial Attention in "The Age of Distraction"

SHIFT eLearning

Thomas Friedman stated in 2006 “All we do now is interrupt each other or ourselves with instant messages, e-mail, spam or cellphone rings.”. The term continuous partial attention was first used by Apple and Microsoft executive Linda Stone in 1990 to describe, in her own words, “post multitasking” behavior.

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The Golden Keys to Personal Productivity

CrossKnowledge

Maura Thomas, an expert in personal productivity, maintains that technology is a resource that should free our brains from remembering meetings and tasks. This could be instant messaging or phone calls. Multitasking is not your friend. Take some time in the morning and in the afternoon to properly answer your emails.

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Knowledge and Learning In The News - 7/23/2005

Big Dog, Little Dog

Human Brain's 'Mastermind' Located. Humans attempt to do many things at the same time, such as driving and chatting on the phone, or working and listening to music, and now research suggests why such multitasking may be possible: the brain appears to have its own control center. Training Top 100 for 2005.

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Four Ways Technology Is Changing How People Learn [Infographic]

SHIFT eLearning

It is changing the way we communicate, the way we do business, how we learn and teach, and even it’s changing the way our brains work. The reality is that a plethora of tools facilitate or even encourage cooperation—from social network to instant messaging applications. 2) From Passive to Active or Brain-based Learning.

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