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SUMMARY:Neuro-Connect Seminar : "Screen Savers : Protecting adolescent mental health in a digital world”
DESCRIPTION:In our rapidly evolving digital world\, there is increasing concern about the impact of digital technologies and social media on the mental health of young people. Policymakers and the public are nervous. Psychologists are facing mounting pressures to deliver evidence that can inform policies and practices to safeguard both young people and society at large. However\, research progress is slow while technological change is accelerating. My talk will reflect on this\, both as a question of psychological science and metascience. Digital companies have designed highly popular environments that differ in important ways from traditional offline spaces. By revisiting the foundations of psychology (e.g. development and cognition) and considering digital changes’ impact on theories and findings\, we gain deeper insights into questions such as the following. (1) How do digital environments exacerbate developmental vulnerabilities that predispose young people to mental health conditions? (2) How do digital designs interact with cognitive and learning processes\, formalised through computational approaches such as reinforcement learning or Bayesian modelling? However\, we also need to face deeper questions about what it means to do science about new technologies and the challenge of keeping pace with technological advancements. Therefore\, I discuss the concept of ‘fast science’\, where\, during crises\, scientists might lower their standards of evidence to come to conclusions quicker. Might psychologists want to take this approach in the face of technological change and looming concerns? The talk concludes with a discussion of such strategies for 21st-century psychology research in the era of digitalization.
URL:https://neurocenter-unige.ch/agenda/neuro-connect-seminar-screen-savers-protecting-adolescent-mental-health-in-a-digital-world/
LOCATION:H8-01-D & Zoom\nhttps://unige.zoom.us/j/62694444617?pwd=T2wzQWNMMk9DTEVXZFhwRW94RXEwQT09\nMeeting ID: 626 9444 4617  \nPasscode: 617330
CATEGORIES:Seminars brain&cognition,Seminars neurobiology
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