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Introduction I. Did you know that the longer you expose your brain to your smart phone, tablet, or computer the more it begins to think like a brain that is addicted to heroin? II. Dr. Nicholas Kadaras, executive director of the Dunes East Hampton, one of the best rehabilitation centers in the United States and a former clinical professor at Stony Brook Medicine, has found that his patients who are addicted to technology show some of the same personality symptoms as drug addicts. III. Through research on the effects of technology on the human brain, I discovered some of the implications of our exposure to technology. As the aunt of three small children, ages six, three, and two, I noticed differences in their personalities that I hadn’t†¦show more content†¦1. Our brains are constantly developing and with technology developing almost just as rapidly, we should be cautious of the amount of time we spend tuned in to our devices. 2. Technology is the culprit of a new wave of mental disorders that are developed after birth. Dr. Larry D. Rosen is a professor emeritus and is a former chair of the Department of Psychology at California State University in Dominguez Hills, California and is also an internationally acclaimed expert on how technology affects the mind. Dr. Rosen lists that symptoms of an iDisorder are changes in the way our brains process information and our abilities to connect to our environment. C. Lastly, technology has a profound effect on our senses. 1. Dr. O.D. Sikes, professional optometrist and chairman of the North Carolina State Optometric Society Para-Optometric Education Committee, states that twenty-eight percent of people spend ten or more hours a day in front of a digital device and that this amount of exposure can lead to digital eye strain. 2. Technology’s connection to our brains has affected our reflexes. 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