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Understanding Your Brain: Impact of Technology Use

Explore the effects of technology on the brain with insights from Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D. Learn how to focus, reset your brain, and manage distractions effectively. Discover the importance of sleep and practical strategies to maintain a healthy balance in a tech-driven world. Gain valuable tips on time management to optimize your cognitive functions. Join the discussion on brain health and technology at San Domenico School on September 17, 2013.

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Understanding Your Brain: Impact of Technology Use

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  1. UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU USE TECHNOLOGY? San Domenico School September 17, 2013 Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D.

  2. ABOUT ME • Father • Professor • Researcher • Author • Technology Lover

  3. TODAY’S TALK • What Technology Do YOU USE? • Understanding Your Brain! • Learning to Focus • Learning how to “Reset” Your Brain

  4. WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY AND WHAT DO YOU USE?

  5. WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU USE TECHNOLOGY?

  6. LET’S TRY SOMETHING TAKE OUT A PIECE OF PAPER I AM GOING TO SAY A WORD AND I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN THE FIRST WORDS THAT YOU THINK OF READY?

  7. Fruit Crunchy Apple Sweet Red iPod

  8. Tangerine Orange Peel

  9. 5 TO 9 ACTIVE BRAIN AREAS YOUR CONTROLLER SITS UP HERE IN FRONT

  10. SO … WHAT DOES A WORKING BRAIN ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? DO WE REALLY ONLY USE 10% OF OUR BRAIN?

  11. AVATAR

  12. UP

  13. DO YOU EVER GET DISTRACTED? From inside your brain From outside interruptions

  14. WHAT DO YOU FIND DISTRACTING? • Music? • TV? • Games? • Your iPad? • What else?

  15. CAN YOU DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE? Eat and play a board game? Read a book and listen to music? Use your iPad and listen to music? Read a book and watch TV? Do your homework and watch TV and use your iPad and play a game?

  16. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO DO MORE THAN ONE THING AT A TIME? • It takes more time • You make more mistakes • It stresses you out • It makes your brain work harder • It keeps you from falling asleep

  17. YOUR BRAIN NEEDS SLEEP • Doctors recommend 9 hours per night • How many hours do you sleep? • What is a “Sleep Debt”? • How do you pay off your sleep debt?

  18. “NORMAL” SLEEP CYCLES • You LEARN while you sleep! • You dream which is good for you

  19. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T SLEEP ENOUGH? • Instant dreaming • Lack of learning • Less time for creative thinking

  20. HOW TO RESET YOUR BRAIN • Nature Breaks (live or virtual) • Tech Breaks • Music/Art • Exercise • Meditation/Biofeedback • Laughter • Hot Bath • Talking (live) to a friend (3:1 ratio of positives) • Practicing a foreign language • Playing a musical instrument

  21. MANAGING YOUR TIME WITH THE A-B-C METHOD • Aware of options (distractors) • Breathe – calm/reset brain • Choose good options

  22. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

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