Brain Plasticity and Digital Media Quiz

What is brain plasticity?

• The brain's inability to respond to experience

• The brain's remarkable ability to change and adapt

• The brain's resistance to forming new pathways

• The brain's inability to change and adapt

What did neuroscientists used to believe about neural networks as we aged?

• They formed new pathways constantly

• They were resistant to change

• They adapted all the time

• They became fixed

What is Susan Greenfield concerned about regarding modern digital media?

• Enhancing social skills

• Reshaping our brains with unknown effects

• Improving attention disorders

• Boosting creativity

What potential downside does brain plasticity have, according to Susan Greenfield?

• Improved social skills

• Attention disorders and screen addictions

• Fixed neural networks

• Resistance to change

What does Susan Greenfield suggest could be a positive use of new technologies?

• Causing attention disorders

• Plaguing future generations with poor social skills

• Reshaping our brains negatively

• Boosting creativity

What is the potential impact of modern digital media on social skills, according to Susan Greenfield?

• Enhancing social skills

• Reshaping social interactions with unknown effects

• Causing attention disorders

• Plaguing future generations with poor social skills

How does Susan Greenfield define brain plasticity?

• The brain's inability to respond to experience

• The brain's remarkable ability to change and adapt

• The brain's resistance to forming new pathways

• The brain's inability to change and adapt

According to Susan Greenfield, what is a potential positive outcome of new technologies?

• Causing attention disorders

• Reshaping our brains negatively

• Boosting creativity

• Plaguing future generations with poor social skills