The age-old adage First Do No Harm should be the tempering goal of not only medicine, but government and industry, especially when they team up to deploy new technologies, set policies and serve the people.

This blog exists to reveal and analyze areas in which these powerful groups are failing to "first do no harm."

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Cell phone use can affect moral judgement center in brain: a buried study says

You can no longer find any references to cell phone use impact on moral judgement regarding this MIT study online.  Here is another link to the study. But I recall seeing cell phone use pondered when I first found it a couple years ago. Now, you can't find the study using cell phone and moral judgement as search terms. So, I am posting the link to help others find it.

This is an important study because the implications could be staggering to society if moral judgement can be affected by these devices. Cell phone users' attitudes towards fellow human beings could be hardened by this biological effect. Folks, this is "brave new world" kind of stuff. Take note and pass it on!

Full citation:

Young L, Camprodon JA, Hauser M, Pascual-Leone A, Saxe R. Disruption of the
right temporoparietal junction with transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces the
role of beliefs in moral judgments. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Apr
13;107(15):6753-8. Epub 2010 Mar 29.
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  1. Soapbox JillFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    Here is another study saying cell phone use can "make you a jerk" - no surprise that it affects social connecting in real time here-and-now ways.

    http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/20/is-your-cell-phone-making-you-a-jerk/

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Cell phone use can affect moral judgement center in brain: a buried study says

You can no longer find any references to cell phone use impact on moral judgement regarding this MIT study online.  Here is another link to the study. But I recall seeing cell phone use pondered when I first found it a couple years ago. Now, you can't find the study using cell phone and moral judgement as search terms. So, I am posting the link to help others find it.

This is an important study because the implications could be staggering to society if moral judgement can be affected by these devices. Cell phone users' attitudes towards fellow human beings could be hardened by this biological effect. Folks, this is "brave new world" kind of stuff. Take note and pass it on!

Full citation:

Young L, Camprodon JA, Hauser M, Pascual-Leone A, Saxe R. Disruption of the
right temporoparietal junction with transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces the
role of beliefs in moral judgments. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Apr
13;107(15):6753-8. Epub 2010 Mar 29.
Posted by at
Labels: , ,

1 comment:

  1. Soapbox JillFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    Here is another study saying cell phone use can "make you a jerk" - no surprise that it affects social connecting in real time here-and-now ways.

    http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/20/is-your-cell-phone-making-you-a-jerk/

    ReplyDelete

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