A meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive aging

A meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive aging

The first generation who engaged with digital technologies has reached the age where risks of dementia emerge. Has technological exposure helped or harmed cognition in digital pioneers? The digital dementia hypothesis predicts that a lifetime of technology exposure worsens cognitive abilities. An alternative hypothesis is that such exposures lead to technological reserve, wherein digital technologies promote behaviours that preserve cognition. W…

Tech helps older brains

🧓 Tech helps older brains: Screens rotting brains is an old wive’s tale apparently. A huge new study of 400,000+ adults found using digital tech is linked to a 58% lower risk of cognitive decline in older adults. Why? Learning to use new tech keeps your brain challenged. You or your grandma yelling at an […]

According to a report that analyzed 400 thousand people over 50 years of age published on the specialized site Nature Human Behaviour. However, it enters into debate with those who argue that the exposure to technology produces “digital democracy”. The association between the use of cellulars and the Internet and the protection of health puts in the center of the scene a recurring debate: does the technologies help a good aging?, they ask from t…