The document discusses the effects of media on the developing brains of children and adolescents. It states that excessive media use can negatively impact brain development by limiting social interactions and attention spans. It provides tips for parents to encourage proper media use, such as setting screen time limits and monitoring what media children are exposed to.

1. Media and the Brain Ivy Renschler

5. The fast pace of TV and gaming systems use bizarre, violent and often sexual images to trigger the fight or flight response from our amygdala. In most cases, we don’t need to actually run from the room so our bodies are primed and we have nothing to do with this excess energy. Inappropriate outbursts or behaviors can result. Also, its been reported that mass media distorts long term memory in that it presents itself in short bursts that “chunk” into our memory more than if we are listening to a story told at length. Therefore a child hears a snippet from a radio or television ad that states “you’ve got to get one before it’s too late”, that is what they will remember. Do this over and over and long term memory cannot develop properly because there is no access to procedural memory; only declarative. Most young children watch television and movies, play gaming systems and enjoy doing so. The key is to know how much and when to allow for such a distraction from normal play that can develop motor, sensory and relational neurons. Sylwester, Robert. (2011). The effects of electronic media on a developing brain, The developing mind…cont.

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