Many researchers have been looking at the effects of having an electronic diary on the brain lately.  This article is saying that there may be pros and cons to doing such things.  With the advancement in technology, many new options have been opened up to people that would like to document there actions, aka Twitter.  But many think that this could be as much of a good thing as it is a bad thing.  Going on the Internet and using the computer actually stimulates very important parts of your brain, researchers have found.  Such things as the IBrain are being worked on, which would be a chip implanted in your brain that would copy your memories.  Could that really be a step in the right direction health wise, or even socially?

I think that this is a little scary to think about.  Having a chip implanted in your brain that will record your sights and sounds? Why would someone want to, or need to do that.  I think that if people can't remember something that they need, they haven't prepared themsellves for whatever they need that information for correctly.  Memorizing things like multiplication tables and phone numbers, things that you will need throughout your life, is a good skill to have.  I think that people are so relient on computers and phones that they do things just to start a conversation.  People will actually change the way the react to things and act just so that they can post it on Twitter.  When people stop having their own logical thoughts and actions, i think that becomes scary.

Humans have a hard time remembering memories from their pasts. Microsoft is developing a camera that takes pictures and records just about everything you do throughout the day just so you can remember what it is that you did. Technology is meant to make our lives easier but some people believe that all this technology is rotting our brains in the sense that our brains are taking the easy way out. They are not being stimulated enough. Others say that technology is a great thing and that we should take advantage of it. One doctor, Barry Schwartz, says that this technology of capturing images of what you are doing could be a great benefit for people with Alzheimer's disease. Schwartz also says that on the other hand, constant documenting may make people less thoughtful about and engaged in what they're doing because they are focused on the recording process. Who knows where technology will take us.

Personally, I love technology, but I think that putting microchips in your head and all that is just nonsense. And Schwartz is right, it can be helpful for some and harmful for others. For those who actually need assistance from technology should use it, but the younger generations are going to have crap for brains if they continue using technology at the rate they are. We are using our brains less and less and are becoming unable to do anything for ourselves.

This article talks about how technology might be messing with our brains ability to remember and keep memory of events that take place everyday. Minute details of life often fade into the abyss of memory, which is not a perfect scrapbook of every experience. Over time, we forget details of events that happened long ago or even mis-remember them.  today's technology creates opportunities for greater, moment-by-moment record-keeping. Archives of your blog, Facebook or Twitter feed both in text and in pictures. Theses new technology allow our brains to focus on other things, than memory.Learning how to use technologies is good for the brain, just like learning a language or doing puzzles, he said. There is also evidence that physical activity helps stave off dementia.

My opinion on this article is that, well i love technology and if it helps us focus on other things and helps us in anyway, i think it should be embraced as something good that has come out of years of research and brilliant minds.

Many people are consumed by different technologies, such as cell phones, facebook, and twiiter. These are all devices that are used as digital diaries to post to friends that they should tweet them or something along those lines. Are our brains paying the price for the dependency on the technological devices. Calculators made it simple to do mathematical equations and people relied less on the multiplication tables. Simple tasks like phone numbers are all stored in cell phones so there is not an urgency to memorize their numbers. Many psychologists are concerned that the brain is not being stimulated in those areas and we are relying too much on the modern technologies. A new invention from Microsoft is a camera that records everything you do all day. This will help people with memory loss so they could see what they did and what they were involved in. The device could also separate the truth from the exxagerated stories, so now we could tell if people like exotic dancer 1 were telling accurate stories, and I'm sure you already know that is highly unlikely. With this ongoing camera that documents everything it takes away the "here and now" part of life.

I think digital diaries are affecting the minds of people all over. Many people are documenting every happening that occurs in their everyday lives. It takes away from the "here and now" part of life that makes everything so wonderful. Everything does not need to be documented, it's important to maintain the wonder of life that sometimes can't be showed on a screen. How great would your day be if you didn't hear a Molly story or others talk about their day, it wouldn't be nearly as good. Psychologists agree that it's important that technologies don't harm the health of our brains. Digital diaries can become very dangerous when keeping up with your twitter or other sources of documenting consumes your time and energy.