Our Brains are Shrinking, Even Though We’re Using Them More
2012-06-13
We always assume that humans are getting smarter all the time, but we may really be getting dumber. In fact, human brains are actually SHRINKING, despite the fact that our heads are actually getting LARGER. And why do so many people do two–or more–things at once, like read a book while watch TV (or–and this is dangerous–text while driving). Studies show that the brain can’t fully focus on more than one task at a time, but it turns out it makes us FEEL good.
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