Glow kids : how screen addiction is hijacking our kids--and how to break the trance

Glow kids How screen addiction is hijacking our kids--and how to break the trance

Nicholas Kardaras, 1964-

Book - 2016

"In Glow Kids, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras will examine how technologymore specifically, age-inappropriate screen tech, with all of its glowing ubiquityhas profoundly affected the brains of an entire generation. Brain imaging research is showing that stimulating glowing screens are as dopaminergic (dopamine activating) to the brains pleasure center as sex. And a growing mountain of clinical research correlates screen tech with disorders like ADHD, addiction, anxiety, depression, increased aggression, and even psychosis. Most shocking of all, recent brain imaging studies conclusively show that excessive screen exposure can neurologically damage a young persons developing brain in the same way that cocaine addiction can,"--Amazon.com.

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Subjects
Internet addiction in adolescence.
Internet and teenagers.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescence.
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Nicholas Kardaras, 1964- (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
viii, 278 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.
ISBN
9781250097996
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Trouble with Tech
  • 1. Invasion of the Glow Kids
  • 2. Brave New e-World
  • 3. Digital Drugs and the Brain
  • 4. Interview with Dr. Doan: Neuroscientist and Recovering Video Gamer
  • 5. The Big Disconnect: Texting and Social Media
  • 6. Clinical Disorders and the Glow Kids Effect
  • 7. Monkey See, Monkey Do: Mass Media Effects
  • 8. Video Games and Aggression: The Research
  • 9. Ripped from the Headlines: Real Cases of Video Game-Influenced Violence
  • 10. The Newtown Massacre: Video Game Psychosis
  • 11. Etan Patz and the End of Innocence-and Outdoor Play
  • 12. Follow the Money: Screens and the Educational Industrial Complex
  • 13. It's an e-World
  • 14. The Solution: Escaping Plato's e-Gave
  • Appendix: Does My Child Have a Screen or Tech Addiction Problem?
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author
Review by Booklist Review

Kardaras, an addictions expert and professor of neuroscience, uses scientific studies and examples from his own practice to show the addictive powers of electronic gaming and social media, calling them electronic cocaine. He cites cases about teens who are avid gamers losing touch with reality and tests showing that attention and memory are shrinking in school children. Although not completely against the computer (he admits to writing his book electronically), his main concerns are the effects games have on the developing brains of younger users and the explosion of electronics in education. The constant reward seeking and escalating challenges cause an increase in dopamine, which translates into addiction, leading Kardaras to speculate on links to ADHD and waning sensory awareness as well as the influence of cyberbullying on rising crime and suicide rates. His tone is conversational rather than threatening, and his commonsense suggestions for combating this epidemic (public awareness, full disclosure by tech companies, emphasis on critical thinking in schools) are reassuring. Kardaras' eye-opening study is sure to spark discussions among parents and educators.--Smith, Candace Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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