what do we know about the effects of internet use and networked culture on the adolescent brain?
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What do we know about the effects of Internet use and networked culture onthe adolescent brain?
Kate MillsInstitute of Cognitive [email protected]
What do we know about the effects of Internet use and networked culture onthe adolescent brain?
…not much!
What do we know about the effects of Internet use and networked culture onthe adolescent brain?
• It is undergoing substantial development
• How we navigate social interactions changes
• It is sensitive to environmental influences
The adolescent brain is undergoing substantial development
Structural MRI
Functional MRI
Grey matter contains brain cells and connections
…in its physical structure, organisation and function.
The adolescent brain is undergoing substantial development
Structural MRI
White matter is made up of long fibres that carry signals between brain regions
Grey matter contains brain cells and connections
…in its physical structure, organisation and function.
The adolescent brain is undergoing substantial development
White matter is made up of long fibres that carry signals between brain regions
age (years)
volu
me
Grey matter
Grey matter contains brain cells and connections
…in its physical structure, organisation and function.
The adolescent brain is undergoing substantial development
age (years)
volu
me
age (years)
volu
me
Grey matter White matter
White matter is made up of long fibres that carry signals between brain regions
…in its physical structure, organisation and function.
The adolescent brain is undergoing substantial development
…in its physical structure, organisation and function.
The adolescent brain is undergoing substantial development
How we navigate social interactions changes during adolescence
How we navigate social interactions changes during adolescence
How we navigate social interactions changes during adolescence
Functional MRI
How we navigate social interactions changes during adolescence
The Social BraindmPFC
TPJ
ATC
pSTS
How we navigate social interactions changes during adolescence
Understanding intentions
Social emotion
Irony comprehension
Self/Other personality traits
Self appraisals
Emotional theory of mind
Reciprocity
The adolescent brain is sensitive to environmental influences
The adolescent brain is sensitive to environmental influences
• Experience influences what connections are kept and strengthened.
• Trade-off in adolescence: losing unused connections for increased efficiency.
What do we know about the effects of Internet use and networked culture onthe adolescent brain?
What do we know about the effects of Internet use and networked culture onthe adolescent brain?
Internet use
How do we measure internet use?
Is internet use...
Time spent looking at screens?
How do we measure internet use?
Is internet use...
Time spent physically immobile?
How do we measure internet use?
Is internet use...
Shallow browsing?
How do we measure internet use?
Is internet use...
Tool use?
Effective tool use?
“When people expect to have future access to information, they have lower rates of recall of the information itself and enhanced recall instead for where to access it.” (Sparrow et al., 2011)
Networked culture
Tool use and adolescence
Successful adulthood
Tool use and adolescence
Thank you!Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Anne-Lise GoddingsMaarten Speekenbrink
Iroise DumontheilLaura Wolf
Jay GieddLiv Clasen
UCL Developmental CognitiveNeuroscience Group
These slides are available on slideshare!
go here:http://tinyurl.com/89plusKate
or email me:[email protected]
Of particular interest:
Choudhury & McKinney, 2013: Digital media, the developing brain and the interpretive plasticity of neuroplasticity. Transcultural Psychiatry
Choudhury et al., 2012: Rebelling against the brain: Public engagement with the ‘neurological adolescent’. Social Science & Medicine
Blakemore & Mills, 2013: Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? Annual Review of Psychology
Brainstorm, a scratch play about the teenage brain written and performed by teenagers. Islington Community Theatre.
Also, check out Vaughan Bell’s blog: mindhacks.com
Sources
Aubert-Broche et al., (2013). NeuroImage. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.05.065 (Slides 7-8)
Tamnes, et al., (2013). NeuroImage. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.11.039 (Slide 9)
Blakemore & Mills (in press). The Cognitive Neurosciences Fifth Edition. (Slide 14)
Blakemore, S-J (2012). Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. doi:10.1258/jrsm.2011.110221 (Slide 15)
Mills, KL (2013). figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.706363 (Slide 15)
Petanjek et al., (2011). PNAS. doi:10.1073/pnas.1105108108 (Slides 16-17)
Sparrow et al., (2011). Science. doi:10.1126/science.1207745 (Slide 25)