DIGITAL DEMENTIA DIALOG : PARENTS MASTER PRECIS

'' THE NEW OLD AGE '' : GIVEN decades of alarms about technology's threats to our brains and well-being - sometimes called '' digital dementia '' - one might expect to start seeing negative effects.

Some neuroscientists researching the effects of technology on older adults are inclined to agree. 

The first cohort of seniors to have contended - not always enthusiastically - with a digital society has reached the age when cognitive impairment becomes more common.

The opposite also appears to be true. '' Among the digital pioneer generation, use of everyday digital technology has been associated with reduced risk of cognitive impairment and dementia,'' said Michael Scullin, a cognitive neuroscientist at Baylor University in Texas.

The Publishing and Research continues. The World Students Society thanks Paula Span.