Daphné Bavelier|C. Shawn Green|Matthew W.G. Dye
Children, Wired: For Better and for Worse
University of Rochester|University of Minnesota|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
children encounter technology constantly home school television dvds video games internet smart phones play formative role childrens development term technology subsumes large variety somewhat independent items surprise current research indicates causes optimism concern depending upon content technology context technology immerses user users developmental stage furthermore field still infancy results surprising video games designed reasonably mindless result widespread enhancements various abilities acting argue exemplary learning tools counterintuitive outcomes like besides practically relevant challenge eventually lead refinement theories concerning fundamental principles brain plasticity learning children encounter technology constantly home school television dvds video games internet smart phones play formative role childrens development term technology subsumes large variety somewhat independent items surprise current research indicates causes optimism concern depending upon content technology context technology immerses user users developmental stage furthermore field still infancy results surprising video games designed reasonably mindless result widespread enhancements various abilities acting argue exemplary learning tools counterintuitive outcomes like besides practically relevant challenge eventually lead refinement theories concerning fundamental principles brain plasticity learning