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Over the past few years, all of us have seen at least a few dozen articles containing extensive essays on how technology is bad for our brains, but new research by the University of Cincinnati shows that technology is not, in fact, harmful to our cognitive abilities.
"Despite the headlines, there is no scientific evidence that shows that smartphones and digital technology harm our biological cognitive abilities," says the UC professor of philosophy and psychology who recently co-authored a paper stating such in Nature Human Behavior.
What smartphones do is they supplement our thinking and help us get things done faster. An example given is that: While solving a complex mathematical problem, a calculator can do the arithmetic while a human does the algebraic part. This greatly reduces the time taken (as one does not have to multiply and divide manually) along with lowering the risk or error.
Although using gadgets excessively comes with downsides like back and neck damage, what it does not do is harm our cognitive ability.
Gadgets are changing the way we think. They have given us the ability to answer all our questions without having to sit through various books for hours. I believe that gadgets combined with the human brain can reach greater heights than both of them can ever do alone and it is our responsibility to realize this dream.