i-Minds 2.0 : how and why constant connectivity is rewiring our brains and what to do about it / by Mari K. Swingle, PhD.

Previously published under title: i-Minds: how cell phones, computers, gaming, and social media are changing our brains, our behavior, and the evolution of our species.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Part 1: How and why. The shift ; Technological integration versis technological interference ; The pull ; The power of sound : history and biology ; The biological science : what's really going on in our brains? ; Boxed in : anxiety in the masses ; From digital natives to i-Kids ; The story of alpha ; The narrowing of minds -- Part 2: Process and development. Of systems and process ; Back to biology : epigenetics and vestibular regulation ; From i-Kids to i-Brains ; Learning, play, and parenting : conflicting needs in a busy, busy world ; Socialization : child's play -- Part 3: Education, games, power and politics. The good, the bad, and the neutral ; Of games and gaming ; The good, the bad, and the ugly : esports and the business of gaming ; Beyond illusions : spatial planning, arbitrary learning, and geolocation skills ; Breaking the trance ; i-Tech and healthcare : to care or i-Care -- Part 4: Trust, governance, and the attention economy. i-Trust and i_privacy : social, economics, and political manipulation ; Governance part one : self-governance and the rise of the attention economy ; Governance part two : crossing the floor and the perils of protection ; The attention economy ; Governance and safety : electromagnetic explorations -- Part 5: The interpersonal. Community, communication, digital mediation, and friendship ; Sex and sexuality part A : adult play ; Sex and sexuality part B : brain wiring and the death of intimacy ; Sex and sexuality part C : from children to elders, communication, and lifestyle solutions ; Benefactors of change ; i-Addiction and i-Life : the beginnings of a new world ; The tipping point ; Our future our selves ; Epilogue: So what to do?

"Engaging and scientifically rigorous, this fully updated edition of i-Minds explores screen-based technology's assimilation into our lives, pondering them as both godsend and plague, demonstrating how constant connectivity is changing our brains and exploring positive steps to take to embrace new technologies."--

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