Technology may change cognition without necessarily harming it
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Lorenzo Cecutti; Anthony Chemero; Spike W. S. Lee
- Source
- Nature human behaviour. 5(8)
- Subject
- 0303 health sciences
Digital Technology
Technology
Social Psychology
MEDLINE
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognition
03 medical and health sciences
Behavioral Neuroscience
0302 clinical medicine
Memory
Cognitive Science
Humans
Psychology
Behavioral Sciences
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
030304 developmental biology
Cognitive psychology
- Language
- ISSN
- 2397-3374
What is the long-term impact of technological advances on cognitive abilities? We critically examine relevant findings and argue that there is no clear evidence for detrimental lasting effects of digital technology on cognitive abilities. But we also suggest how digital technology may be changing predominant ways of cognition.