The devices mobiles They have become a total ally in our daily lives, to watch a movie, find a location or send a message, among others. So much so that our brain has already learned to live with it automaticallyas confirmed by experts.
The action of turning on the screen and swiping for a few seconds, minutes or even hours is already included in our routine, causing even some effects on our nervous system of which we seem not to be aware.
Eilish Duke, professor of psychology at Leeds Beckett University in United Kingdomexplains that “the first thing we must understand is the impulse that makes you pick up the phone and touch the screen.” Furthermore, in one of his statements, collected by the British network BBCassures that scrolling on your cell phone “is no different than closing the door when leaving the house” in our brain.
When we see that the screen is on, it is the same brain mechanisms that begin to work, but this habit has an explanation. Both the natural behavior of human beings such as environmental factors cause the need to turn on the cell phone, according to Professor Arian Ling of the Department of Psychiatry at the Langone Health Institute.
The brain is in a constant search for rewards and stimulationsuch as message, news or call notifications. In addition, a phone today can give us all the information we need, something we never get tired of.
For her part, Professor Duke believes that the over-information to which we are accustomed “absorbs all the attention.” “You will enter a space-time phase that moves quickly. Without knowing that two hours had passed,” he adds.
Finally, the brain ends up getting used to the satisfaction of being able to consult everything while new stimuli do not stop coming to you with notifications, something that can create addiction. “If you think about the path you have traveled many times before, the path becomes clearer and we continue on that path, because it is easier,” Ling adds.
Both experts have provided ones tips so that devices do not lead to addiction or deprive citizens of enjoying the moment without them. Among others, you can read or watch a movie without touching your phone, look for new activities that are not related to these devices, or interact with people and the real world by leaving the screen aside.
