Are we at risk of becoming biological digital machines?

Miguel A. L. Nicolelis ()
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Nature Human Behaviour, 2017, vol. 1, issue 1, 1-2

Abstract: The brain can be viewed as an organic computer that can be reprogrammed to incorporate external elements, such as artificial tools. But is there a risk that our increasing reliance on digital devices, such as smartphones, could also be reprogramming our brains and blunting our human attributes?

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-016-0008

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