Healthcare professionals have long strived to raise awareness of the negative effects of excessive cell phone use. Unfortunately, this topic is often ignored as it is considered trivial and can easily be left aside.
However, recent studies show that excessive daily cell phone use can lead to changes in our brains. While mobile phones have many advantages such as B. Enabling transactions from anywhere and connecting people from different parts of the world, care must be taken.
In the United States, a survey of a group of adults found that they checked their cell phones on average about 344 times a day.
That means they checked their devices for new messages or information every four minutes. This result is worrying and indicates the need to compensate for the excessive use of mobile phones and their impact on our health.
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But how could we be harmed?
There are studies that indicate that excessive and uncontrolled cell phone use can severely interfere with simple activities such as studying, doing housework and even driving a car, as a smartphone notification can draw attention to the screen.
This can lead to slow movements and delayed reactions to unpredictable situations while driving. Also, technology can interfere with how we manage our emotions.
However, the impact of cell phone use goes beyond that. According to a survey conducted with a group of people in 2017, the mere presence of the device in the same environment in which we are can change our behavior.
The research also showed that when the volunteers were near the cellphone and the device was visible to their eyes, their way of corresponding, understanding and recalling certain memories was insufficient.
In the meantime, as mobile phones were removed from the room they were in, the investigations showed that considerable and much higher developments were taking place. But the cognitive abilities had unfortunately declined.
The reason the volunteers lost concentration would be part of their brain struggling not to pay attention to the device.