Importance Of Social Media Influencing Behavior

Social Media: Influencing behaviors

In today society almost all of us use social media. To see what are friends/celebrities are up to and to see issues evolving around the world. We use social media to be informative not just around us but to be inform around the world. But does it influence the way we act or behave? I personally seen many people on their phone and many spend around 4-5 hours a day constantly checking or looking on their social media. But would that affect the way we think? Or is there any affect in the brain if we constantly do it every time? I have these questions all the time in my mind and I want to answer them with this investigative essay. Being a neuroscience major I’m always fascinated with our brains. That is why I’ve chosen social media

As crazy as it seems, technology has begun to rewire our nervous systems – and our brains are being triggered in a way they never have before in history (Social Marketing Quarterly © 2015). Yet, memory is big factor in our lives. Thanks to smart phones and social media we can take the best pictures and post it whenever we want to. Other example, back then many girls wrote there day in a dairy but now you can write your thoughts and feeling on twitter! Yet, overuse of smart phones and technologies can affect our everyday lives. Especially, our memory. In 2007, a neuroscientist polled 3,000 people and found that the younger respondents were less likely to remember standard personal information, such as a relative 's birthday or even their own phone number. Social media and the Internet have also been shown to shorten our attention spans. Individuals immersed in digital media find it difficult to read books for long periods of time, and often skim articles online rather than reading every word. This phenomenon can be particularly troubling for youth, whose brains are more malleable and, therefore, may fail to develop concentration (Mashable ©