Digital and new technologies are really the reasons for our anxiety, stress and loneliness?
Are all adolescences’ problems really connected to social media and smartphones?
During the history of humankind, the development of new widespread technologies has always been seen as something threatening. That was the case of photography, cinema, TV and then the internet. Every techno-scientific revolution saw the raising of many heralds of doom who said that machines would have brought disaster on man and society.
Today the situation is not different, especially against what is considered to be the most dangerous digital creation of these last decades: the smartphone. In fact, it is a common thought that what it is probably the most feared and the most used technology is also cause for anxiety, inattention and social isolation. In face of these beliefs, can permissions to a limited use or prohibitions be the solution? This is the authors’ starting point: unmasking false ideologies and pointless ways, they explain what neuroscience research can tell us about this matter and what are and will be the real challenges of a digital society.
Biografia dell'autore
Vittorio Gallese, one of the most influential neuroscientists on the international scene, is full professor of Psychobiology at the University of Parma. Cognitive neuroscientist, his research focuses on the relation between the sensorimotor system and social cognition by investigating the neurobiological grounding of intersubjectivity, psychopathology, language and aesthetics.
Stefano Moriggi is associate professor of Digital Citizenship and of Digital Society and Educational Contexts at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, where he is also president of the degree course in Digital Education.Pier Cesare Rivoltella is full professor of Education Didactics and Technologies at the University of Bologna.
