The human brain can get lazy thanks to social networks

The human brain is one of the most important parts of our body. With its help, we think, invent and function normally. Therefore, it is advisable to keep it in the best possible condition. However, social networks don't have to do that. Depending on your personal approach to them, you can develop your brain but also kill it, as demonstrated by Anxiety. This is the subject of today's article.

The human brain in numbers

Before we focus on the connection between the human brain and social networks, it is certainly worth mentioning a few important facts about the brain itself. Many people have no idea how many neurons they have in their heads or how long routes they have to travel. For more information, see the table below.

Subject	Value
Number of neurons	A hundred billion
The connections of each of them	Ten thousand
Signal and its speed	354 km/h
Length of routes	160 thousand km

Everything in the brain works so fast, which is somewhat evident from the values presented. Good organisation is needed to get all the information where it needs to go. And it is the organisation and the mock-ups created within the memorised processes that can disrupt social networks.

Negative effects of technological multitasking

The human brain is generally not adapted to any multitasking. When using social networks, however, it often happens. Communicating with friends on several networks at once, sharing your own experiences, browsing others, and so on. This leads to brain degradation. Everything is rising with the gradual increase in social media addiction. This can very often make a person feel unfocused, distracted and often forget important things.

The human brain needs to be strengthened

On the other hand, don't think that social networks can't be used to strengthen and train the brain. However, the usage model is quite different from the one described above. You only have to use social networks for a limited time and in a targeted way. So that you don't become addicted or netolism and at the same time important brain processes were not negatively restricted. However, it's often better to swap your computer or smartphone for a good book, which will do much more for your brain.