Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime (Matt Richtel/New York Times)
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime — SAN FRANCISCO — It’s 1 p.m. on a Thursday and Dianne Bates, 40, juggles three screens. She listens to a few songs on her iPod, then taps out a quick e-mail on her iPhone and turns her attention to the high-definition television.