TV's got your attention
Once your attention is glued to the screen with respect to the orientation response, very strange, but subtle, things begin to happen to your brain when you watch TV.Učinci can feel something pleasant and relaxing, at least until the TV is turned on.
Zombie Eye
Look closely at the eyes of anyone who watches TV. Most of the time were like zombies, spread-out, a blank look on them. Unfortunately, there were very few studies done to examine the fenomen.Nekoliko published studies represent a rather frightening picture of what the human brain looks like when hooked up to TV.
Watching TV May feel the relaxation. TV has a remarkable ability to turn off the rest of our crazy world. All the world's problems will disappear as the TV program carried out in a pleasant Never Land. Or so it seems
The brain goes into a hypnotic state
In fact, the brain goes into a state of alpha brain waves. This situation feels relaxing. Viewers become less cautious and passive. The state is comparable to hypnosis.
Surprisingly, reduced alertness and a sense of passivity does not end after you turn off the TV viewers prijemnik.Krivac for this effect is likely to cathode ray tube TV screens, which can produce oscillations of the conscious mind does not recognize.
According to a study Scientific American ", survey participants generally reflects the television somehow absorbed or sucked their energy, leaving them exhausted. They say they have more difficulty concentrating after viewing than before.
Early experiments have shown that children passive while watching your favorite programs
Other studies have linked passivity to the left side of the brain isključuje.Lijevo brain is primarily responsible for logical analysis and thought. In Mulholland experiment, 10 children watch their favorite television program, and the researchers monitored their brain patterns valova.Istraživači expect children to show the superiority of beta waves. This would mean that they are involved and react to their favorite programs. Instead, they remained in the alpha. "They just sat back. Further, almost all the time in alpha. This meant that while they looked not reacting, not orienting, rather than focusing only deployed," said Dr. Eric Peper.
Similarly, in the early 1980s, scientists in Australia found that the left brain "kind of went to sleep" when the TV is on, but the right brain was busy "storing data in memory banks ".
scandalously, there was virtually no follow up on these experiments. The researchers were unable to obtain financing. Apart from a few early experiments in the U.S. and the 1970s and early 1980s, in Australia, neurophysiology television viewing is relatively unexplored.
Moods are the same or worse after turning on the TV
In addition, the researchers found that after they turn off the television, the mood of people were about the same or worse than before they turned to television. Television can provide a quick fix for emotional problems, but it lasts only as long as the viewer watches TV. If the viewer is trying to avoid painful feelings, those feelings will come back immediately when you turn off the TV.
A critical brain functions shut down
What these studies show that on the right side of the brain can be dutifully absorbs all the images on television screens, but the left side, not critical analysis, is lulled into a stupor is a flickering television. This makes image analysis difficult. It also makes it difficult to remember exactly what you were watching. Furthermore, research shows that the left side of the brain may remain in inertia, even after the viewer turns on the TV.
This has profound implications for watching news and other forms of educational TV. In some ways, it is a form of learning. At best, however, TV learning can be likened to sleep teaching. It may have some benefit, especially for commercial producers. However, for cases that require analysis and careful thought, the TV is nearly useless. It is more efficient to read newspapers to learn about world events, but to watch it on the screen.
TV causes ADHD symptoms in children
television can be especially harmful to the development svijesti.Uznemirujuće 2004 study showed that watching TV at the age of one three caused attention-related problems at the age of 7.Pozornost issues included whether the child had difficulty concentrating, was is easily confused, he was impulsive, had trouble with obsessions, or is restless. These are the symptoms of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ).
Researchers believe that the developing brain may be vulnerable to over-stimulation of TV. Scientists and research sponsors, the American Academy of Pediatrics, recommend that parents exercise caution in letting their children under 2 years not watch any TV.
This study only looked at very young children. However, due to other effects on the brain discussed earlier, especially the effects on concentration, it is likely that television is the cause of the attention regarding the problem in older children and adults.
What will the consequences be HDTV?
Very little is known about how the new High Definition TV (HDTV) will affect brain function. Given that the technology involves staring at a more detailed picture, it is possible that the effects will be the same as regular TV sets, but much stronger. Viewers will basically be a giant guinea pigs in an experiment.
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