Mobile phone control carefully "digital dementia"

Pro, do you have a smart phone? Are you a mobile phone controller? If the answer to both questions is "Yes," then you must be careful about the intrusion of "digital dementia."

Recently, a sample survey in a city revealed that more than 60% of young people experienced memory loss, forgetfulness, and loss due to frequent use of smart phones. For a time, "digital dementia" has become a hot word for the Internet, and netizens have been reprinted to follow posts, reflecting on their smartphones being used too frequently.

The crisis has been heavy

The so-called "digital dementia" refers to the use of smart phones to cause attention, memory loss and other signs similar to early dementia, such as often forget some phone numbers, acquaintances and friends' names. This new term first appeared in South Korea in 2004, and subsequently attracted attention all over the world.

At present in China, smart phones have become a trend, even into the ranks of "necessities." As of the end of December 2012, the number of smartphone users in China reached 380 million. In March 2013, according to the “2013 Mobile Consumer Report” released by market research firm Nielsen, China’s smart phone penetration rate reached 66%, surpassing the United States and the United Kingdom in second place, and only ranked first in South Korea. 1 percentage point lower.

Smartphones have become the main way for people to entertain, socialize, and access information. Many people do not leave their hands and they are called “lower family”. "The excessive use of digital products by the 'lower clan' will damage the ability of the brain to convert information into long-term memory," said South Korean psychologist Kim Dae-Jung in an interview with the British "Daily Telegraph."

The origin of illness

So why is relying on smartphones likely to trigger "digital dementia"? According to relevant experts, the first is due to the imbalanced use of the left and right brains, and the second is the damage to parts of the human brain's memory and its operational efficiency.

Jin Rongfu, a professor of neurosurgery, explained that the left and right brains have different focuses. The left brain is mainly responsible for language, reasoning and logic, while the right brain is mainly for processing imagination, attention and emotion.

"Using too many smart phones will undermine the balance of brain development, resulting in overuse of the left brain and a low right brain utilization rate. This will not only impair the breadth of memory and concentration, but will eventually result in a decrease in emotional control. Cognitive damage, and may lead to degeneration of the right brain, of which one-fourth of the possibility of evolution into Alzheimer's disease.” South Korea's Center for Brain Balance Physician edge base source said. The Brain Balance Center is an industry that has rapidly emerged in Korea in recent years and is dedicated to helping patients who have cognitive problems due to excessive use of computers and mobile phones.

Yuan Yonggui, director of Psychology at Zhongda Hospital, a subsidiary of Southeast University, added that from the perspective of the human brain's memory process: “People’s memory of things includes the three steps of ingestion, storage, and extraction. If they rely on smart phones and other electronic products for a long time, Changes in brain function will have an impact on the 'uptake' phase and affect the last two steps."

As for the efficiency of memory, Xiao Jinsong, an assistant professor of neurology at Dazhongnan Hospital, said that because of the convenience of information search, smart phones tend to make people lazy to think and learn. In the long run, the brain areas responsible for memory will become increasingly lazy. Memory will not be fully exercised and activated, and it will naturally decline. Severe persons may not even remember their own phone numbers, and there is "digital dementia."

The most worrying young

Unlike dementia, which often occurs in the elderly population, “digital dementia” is characterized by a younger age. At present, young people with memory impairments are significantly increased. Middle school students can't remember the access control code at home, and they have to check the mobile phone to enter the door. Due to the special nature of young people, the harm is far greater than that of adults.

In the second year of junior high school in the middle school of the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Xiaoyan, who was born in 1999, began to use smart phones as early as the third grade. From the initial Nokia to the current iphone5, with the increasing number of smart phones and the increasingly stylish design, she has gradually relied on it. Whether in the classroom or in public transportation, she has taken every time to play mobile phones. .

"The mobile phone is very convenient and can help me do a lot of things," Xiaoyan said. "For example, when the teacher wrote the work on the blackboard, I took photos directly from the cell phone or recorded it with the teacher, which saved time for copying. Can guarantee the integrity of the notes."

But Xiaoxuan’s mother expressed her concern to reporters: “Children not only have a lot more difficulty studying than before, but they also lose out in life. They are so foolish and insane. In many cases, she tells her how many times, she said. With 'know it', the result turns away and forgets."

Actually, similar problems don't just happen to Xiao Xiao. According to data from 2013, 18.4% of 10-19 year olds use smart phones more than 7 hours per day, which is an increase of 7 percentage points compared with previous years. It is evident from this that "digital dementia" is not uncommon among adolescents.

In response, Jin Feng, a radiologist at the People's Hospital of Peking University, emphasized: “Adolescence is an important stage of brain development. If you overuse smart phones and other digital products during this period, it will seriously affect the development of their brains, which is not conducive to them. The healthy growth of parents and schools should take responsibility and pay more attention to this.”

In fact, with regard to the long-term effects of “digital dementia”, related medical research is still in its infancy and there are many unknown factors. At the same time, Jin Feng stated that it is not realistic to completely separate science and technology from the contemporary era in which technological influences present a full range of features. Therefore, the principle of appropriate use is the key to avoid serious consequences.

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Prevention of "digital dementia"

1. Strictly distinguish between work and life, minimize the use of digital products outside work, take appropriate breaks, communicate with people, and enjoy nature.

2. Efforts to remember important phone numbers, names, and content related to daily life.

3, cultivate as much as possible handwriting, personal calculations and other habits.

4, appropriate vitamin B, especially B6, B9, B12, can effectively reduce brain cell death.