Technology may change cognition without necessarily harming it

Lorenzo Cecutti, Anthony Chemero and Spike W. S. Lee ()
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Lorenzo Cecutti: University of Toronto
Anthony Chemero: University of Cincinnati
Spike W. S. Lee: University of Toronto

Nature Human Behaviour, 2021, vol. 5, issue 8, 973-975

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2021
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