Our brains trick us through smartphones — Vyacheslav Dubynin
Scrolling through news feeds is not just a habit, but a trap that our brains fall into through their own mechanism of seeking novelty. This was explained at the National Centre RUSSIA by Vyacheslav Dubynin, Doctor of Biological Sciences and Professor at the Faculty of Biology of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
"We receive dopamine (positive emotions), when we learn something new. Our brain is very curious. Ideally, we should learn something new, analyse it and integrate it into our picture of the world. But when you constantly have a smartphone in your hands, you learn something new but do not analyse it at all. As a result, it goes in one ear and out the other: the brain remembers nothing and learns nothing, while dopamine is still being produced," said Vyacheslav Dubynin, Doctor of Biological Sciences and Professor at Moscow State University.
According to the expert, we consume huge amounts of information, but do not become wiser — only more overloaded. The brain reacts with pleasure to every new fact, but without time for reflection, the information simply disappears.
Vyacheslav Dubynin, Doctor of Biological Sciences and Professor at the Faculty of Biology of Lomonosov Moscow State University, spoke at the National Centre RUSSIA on 8 February as part of the Day of Russian Science. The event brought together more than two thousand scientists, experts and students from across the country. The full recording of the session titled "Scientific Foundations of a Healthy Lifestyle" is available on the russia.ru website.
