{"id":21224,"date":"2020-09-28T23:02:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T23:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=21224"},"modified":"2020-09-29T00:26:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T00:26:35","slug":"how-the-internet-is-changing-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/how-the-internet-is-changing-your-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is How the Internet Is Changing Your Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<em>Do you think of your smartphone as another limb? Can&#8217;t ever seem to log offline? Discover how the internet is changing your brain with every search, scroll, swipe, scan, click, pull, tap, and like.<\/em>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nEver the aspiring digital minimalist, my phone is<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> always on vibrate, the majority of my notifications are disabled, and I use neither my phone at night nor laptop on weekends. I also just passed my one-year anniversary of being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/why-i-quit-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social media-free<\/a>, which has saved my time, sanity, and much more.<\/span>\r\n\r\nBut what about my fierce loyalty to Apple products, my constant Wikipedia deep dives, and my Reddit rabbit holes?\r\n\r\nTruth be told, the lure of technology powered by the World Wide Web is strong AF\u2014even for analog enthusiasts like me. As it turns out, the internet affects our brains more than we might imagine.\r\n<h2>Stats on Smartphone + Internet Use<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nOf course, we can&#8217;t talk about the internet without including smartphones. So before we get into how the internet changes your brain, let&#8217;s first take a look at some numbers.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Pew Research Center, in 2019:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>81 percent of Americans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/fact-sheet\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">owned a smartphone<\/a>, with numbers climbing past the 90th percentile for adults aged 18 through 49<\/li>\r\n \t<li>about 75 percent owned a computer or laptop<\/li>\r\n \t<li>28 percent of adults claimed that they\u2019re\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2019\/07\/25\/americans-going-online-almost-constantly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">constantly online<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThat same year, smartphone owners in the US logged an average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/us-time-spent-with-mobile-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">three hours and 10 minutes<\/a> daily on their phones, with 90 percent of time spent in apps.\r\n\r\nFurther, the phenomenon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/artificial-maturity\/201409\/nomophobia-rising-trend-in-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nomophobia<\/a>\u2014defined as the fear of being without your phone\u2014is also growing in various populations worldwide.\r\n\r\nAnd that&#8217;s just the tip of the iceberg. The stats behind excessive smartphone and internet use become even more alarming when you look at the activity of sensitive and hyper-engaged populations, such as infants, teenagers, and avid gamers.\r\n\r\nSo how does digital life end up influencing what goes on inside our heads?\r\n\r\n<img data-dominant-color=\"8c7c73\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8c7c73;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21269 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/How-the-internet-affects-the-brain-The-Wellnest-by-HUM-Nutrition.jpg\" alt=\"Woman scrolling on smartphone to illustrate how the internet affects the brain\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" \/>\r\n<h2>How the Internet Is Changing Your Brain<\/h2>\r\nOf course, the design teams behind the tech giants play a consequential role in the total internet and smartphone experience. Yet as soon as we engage, their products become our cravings\u2014and we can&#8217;t seem to satisfy them fully.\r\n\r\nHere are three ways in which smartphones and the internet affect your brain.\r\n<h3>1. It Creates a Dopamine ROLLERCOASTER<\/h3>\r\nNeuroscientist and psychobiologist Jaak Panksepp, PhD, <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2009\/08\/the-powerful-and-mysterious-brain-circuitry-that-makes-us-love-google-twitter-and-texting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explained our biochemical predilections for internet use<\/a> through evolutionary terms.\r\n\r\nOver millennia, humans have always enjoyed what he called &#8220;seeking.&#8221; Seeking is both an action for discovery as well as its own highly charged emotional state. Whether we seek food, shelter, or answers from a Google search, we get rewarded for our explorations through the release of dopamine.\r\n\r\nDopamine is a neurotransmitter that, among many other things, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/basics\/dopamine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linked to reward-motivated behavior<\/a>. For instance, we get a rush from these feel-good chemicals when we:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>fantasize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/orgasm-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about sex<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>work up an appetite for our favorite foods<\/li>\r\n \t<li>get lost on our phones and the internet<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWhile it sounds like the special sauce for a good time, we get caught up in a vicious cycle. Instead of producing pleasure, dopamine actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2801060\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">enhances the <em>expectation<\/em> of pleasure<\/a>, which can leave us on the perpetual prowl.\r\n\r\nThat said, when we fixate on seeking with each scroll, swipe, and refresh, we&#8217;re merely chasing the thrill of reward\u2014not the reward (or an end result) itself. In sum, this dopamine high is only a short-term fix that compels us to stay on the hunt.\r\n<h3>2. Tech Distractions Heighten Gaba Levels<\/h3>\r\nDopamine isn&#8217;t the only neurotransmitter affected by excessive internet and device use.\r\n\r\nA 2017 Korean study showed that teenage boys with smartphone addiction had <a href=\"https:\/\/press.rsna.org\/timssnet\/media\/pressreleases\/14_pr_target.cfm?ID=1989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">significantly higher levels of GABA<\/a> (which slows and inhibits neurons) than glutamate-glutamine (which revs up brain signals).\r\n\r\nSpurred from this imbalance, side effects of smartphones on the brain include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>a poorer attention span<\/li>\r\n \t<li>more vulnerability to distractions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>a lack of self-discipline<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>3. Your Brainwaves Can Become Dull<\/h3>\r\nAccording to a 2016 study, smartphone push notifications <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4912993\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">negatively impact<\/a> cognitive function and concentration.\r\n\r\nIn particular, the risk group of participants with excessive smartphone use showed:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>lowered P300 amplitudes (neurological waves elicited in decision-making)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>longer latencies (time between a stimulus and its response)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>poorer overall task performance<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img data-dominant-color=\"847f6d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #847f6d;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21267 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/How-the-Internet-Is-Changing-Your-Brain-Poor-Memory-The-Wellnest-by-HUM-Nutrition.jpg\" alt=\"Puzzled man searching for answers on computer, illustrating poor long-term memory formation from excessive internet use\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" \/>\r\n<h2>What Does Too Much Screen Time Do to You?<\/h2>\r\nIt&#8217;s one thing to read about what the internet does to your brain, but something else to understand its implications IRL.\r\n\r\nKeep reading to learn about the daily and long-term impact of your brain on the internet and too much screen time.\r\n<h3>1. You Have Poorer Recall of Information<\/h3>\r\nAccording to a 2011 collection of four studies, the internet makes us better at finding, but <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/333\/6043\/776.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not retaining<\/a>, information.\r\n\r\nWhen faced with challenging questions, people tend to remember where they found or stored answers, rather than the answers themselves.\r\n\r\nThe researchers concluded that instant access to information causes our brains to prize methods of locating answers, instead of actual recall and long-term memory.\r\n<h3>2. You Can Behave Irrationally<\/h3>\r\nLed by <a href=\"https:\/\/virtual-addiction.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Greenfield, PhD, MS, LMFT<\/a>, founder of the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction, findings from a 2014 survey on phone use and driving will make you hit the brakes.\r\n\r\nWhile 98 percent of participants said that <a href=\"https:\/\/about.att.com\/csr\/home\/blog\/2014\/11\/the_digital_drug-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">texting while driving<\/a> is unsafe, a whopping 75 percent of them admitted to doing it.\r\n\r\nIn short, dopamine is the culprit behind going against your better judgment.\r\n\r\nDr. Greenfield writes that the hard-wired neurological impulse to check your phone &#8220;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">can easily facilitate a compulsive pattern of behavior that defies logic and reason.&#8221; Again, the dopamine rush feels too good to give up. After all, we never know what surprises and delights are only a tap away.<\/span>\r\n\r\nFurther, he says that many people who engage in such risky behavior rationalize their choices, which is a tell-tale sign of phone addiction or abuse.\r\n\r\n<img data-dominant-color=\"dfd0c5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dfd0c5;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21265 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/How-to-Stop-Being-Addicted-to-Your-Phone-The-Wellnest-by-HUM-Nutrition.jpg\" alt=\"Young couple in bed with backs turned toward each other because they're busy on their phones, showing how your social life suffers from internet and phone use\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" \/>\r\n<h3>3. Your Social Interactions Can Suffer<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/healthy-social-media-habits\/\">Social media<\/a> companies want us to think that they&#8217;re platforms for greater communication and stronger socialization. However, they may actually weaken both our minds and our bonds.\r\n\r\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2019\/06\/190605100345.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 study<\/a> by researchers from leading universities demonstrates that the internet affects not only our attention and memory, but also our social interactions.\r\n\r\nOne of the researchers explains that excessive online stimuli, as well as &#8220;the increasing #Instagramification of society, has the ability to alter both the structure and functioning of the brain, while potentially also altering our social fabric.&#8221;\r\n\r\nShort &#8220;curated&#8221; snippets through public or semi-private feeds don&#8217;t only lack intimacy for true connections. They can also <a href=\"https:\/\/expmag.com\/2019\/03\/jealous-of-your-facebook-friends-youre-not-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breed envy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/guilfordjournals.com\/doi\/10.1521\/jscp.2018.37.10.751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feelings of loneliness<\/a>, and may eventually refigure our social lives as we know them.\r\n\r\nOn top of that, there&#8217;s an inherently greater risk of communication breakdown once it becomes digitized, given:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>delayed or disjointed responses<\/li>\r\n \t<li>a different digital vocabulary, symbols, and slang<\/li>\r\n \t<li>the lack of body language, tone of voice, gestures, and other key markers of traditional conversation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>4. You Check Out from the Real World<\/h3>\r\nNext, the internet disconnects us from the here and now. And not to get all Twilight Zone on you, but it actually makes us travel through another dimension.\r\n\r\nAs forensic cyberpsychologist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maryaiken.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary Aiken, PhD<\/a>, puts it in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cyber-Effect-Cyberpsychology-Technology-Values\/dp\/0812987470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Cyber Effect<\/em><\/a>:\r\n\r\n&#8220;When you are checking your phone or spending time surfing websites, you are effectively in a different environment. You have gone somewhere else. You are not present in real-world terms.&#8221;\r\n\r\nExcessive digital consumption can tune out your immediate surroundings, make you lose track of time, and lure you away from the richness of life off your screens.\r\n<h3>5. Digital Stimuli Influence Your Mood<\/h3>\r\nDr. Aiken continues to say since your awareness shifts while you&#8217;re in the digital world, so do your emotions, responses, and behavior.\r\n\r\nThink about it: When you scroll past something negative on the internet\u2014such as disheartening news or an ex&#8217;s new engagement post\u2014its emotional and cognitive triggers will follow you from screen to real life.\r\n\r\nThat said, there are happy, inspiring, terrific things on the internet, too. So wouldn&#8217;t you be able to feel great after looking at this type of content? From this line of reasoning, perhaps.\r\n\r\nBut when it comes to your Google searches and social media feeds, algorithms serve you content most likely to elicit engagement. And the hits in question are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/jaron-lanier-tech-oracle-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">overwhelmingly skewed<\/a> to provoke responses fueled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/06\/30\/technology\/facebook-tinkers-with-users-emotions-in-news-feed-experiment-stirring-outcry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">negative emotions<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<img data-dominant-color=\"b3abaa\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b3abaa;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21297 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/How-to-Practice-Digital-Wellness-Tech-Hygiene-The-Wellnest-by-HUM-Nutrition.jpg\" alt=\"Woman clicking wireless mouse; digital wellness concept\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" \/>\r\n<h2>How to Practice DIGITAL WELLNESS<\/h2>\r\nThe truth is that the internet isn&#8217;t going away any time soon, and neither is our dependence on it for personal (and often professional) use.\r\n\r\nThat said, the best things we can do individually is to learn about the evolving landscape, investigate it with a critical eye, and find ways to use it intelligently (i.e., with restraint) instead of letting it use us.\r\n\r\nWhile these lists are by no means complete, they can set a solid foundation to help you adopt healthier tech habits.\r\n<h3>DIGITAL WELLNESS TIPS<\/h3>\r\nHere are a few tips to help reduce the negative effects of excessive internet and smartphone use:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>spend more time reading physical books, exercising, and engaging in offline hobbies<\/li>\r\n \t<li>prize real-life social interactions and phone\/video calls over social media messages and texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>disable notifications to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/productivity-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stay focused<\/a> and prevent distractions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>set limits on digital use with an hourly quota or dedicated time of day\/week to log off<\/li>\r\n \t<li>forge healthier habits when it comes to checking and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/inbox-zero-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sorting email<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>practice good tech etiquette by keeping your phone on silent\/away when you&#8217;re with others, eating meals, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img data-dominant-color=\"888151\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #888151;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21266 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/How-to-Practice-Good-Tech-Hygiene-Read-Books-The-Wellnest-by-HUM-Nutrition.jpg\" alt=\"Practice good tech hygiene by reading books, enjoying the outdoors, and getting off the internet\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" \/>\r\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Finally, here are my recommendations to learn more about how smartphones, the internet, and new media affect the brain, culture, and the world at large.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Read<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Digital-Minimalism-Choosing-Focused-Noisy\/dp\/0525536515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Minimalism<\/a><\/em> by Cal Newport<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cyber-Effect-Cyberpsychology-Technology-Values\/dp\/0812987470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Cyber Effect<\/em><\/a> by Mary Aiken<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shallows-What-Internet-Doing-Brains\/dp\/0393339750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains<\/em><\/a> by Nicholas Carr<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/24-Power-Unplugging-One-Week\/dp\/1982116862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>24\/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week<\/em><\/a> by Tiffany Shlain<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arguments-Deleting-Social-Media-Accounts\/dp\/125019668X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arguments-Deleting-Social-Media-Accounts\/dp\/125019668X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>en Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now<\/em><\/a> by Jaron Lanier<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amusing-Ourselves-Death-Discourse-Business\/dp\/014303653X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Amusing Ourselves to Death<\/em><\/a> by Neil Postman<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Listen<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/technology\/2018\/2\/19\/17020310\/tristan-harris-facebook-twitter-humane-tech-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Technology Brings Out the Worst in Us<\/a> with Tristan Harris<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/podcasts\/2020\/7\/1\/21308153\/the-ezra-klein-show-the-shallows-twitter-facebook-attention-deep-reading-thinking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Technology Literally Changes Our Brains<\/a> with Nicholas Carr<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Watch<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81254224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Social Dilemma<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\r\nDon&#8217;t get me wrong\u2014smartphones and the internet can surely be sources of good. From accessing essential information, piquing our passions and curiosities, and checking in on loved ones, there are, of course, amazing benefits of having the world at your fingertips.\r\n\r\nStill, both daily and over time, the real challenge lies in practicing tech hygiene and digital wellness. 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