The New Brain: How the Modern Age Is Rewiring Your Mind Book

A top expert on brain function explains, in layman's terms, how our brains are struggling to keep up with the world we've created The human brain is undergoing a major evolutionary transformation. Preeminent brain expert and bestselling author Richard Restak, M.D., takes us into the fascinating world of the brain and shows us how cell phones, laptops, violence on TV, MTV, and the Internet have actually sped up an evolution of the human brain that indeed may be irrevocable. Offering scientific proof drawn from the most recent findings, he shows how the world we live in today has affected our ability to focus, concentrate, inhibit impulsive actions, and take 'longer views' of the future. Dr. Restak suggests that the current epidemic of attention deficit disorder in children and adults is, in fact, our brain's response as it changes the way it functions and organizes information. He posits that while some changes may suggest a temporary condition in response to the multitasking demands of daily life, those aspects we now label as dysfunctional (short attention spans, personality fragmentation, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness) may become the norm.Read More