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Susan Greenfield Ph.D.

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Susan Greenfield, Ph.D., is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster and member of the House of Lords. Specializing in the physiology of the brain, Susan researches the impact of 21st Century technologies on the mind, how the brain generates consciousness and novel approaches to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Susan has written a range of non-specialist books on issues relating to the mind and brain for the general reader. She appears regularly on radio and television and frequently gives talks to the public and private sector.

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Recent Posts
Me, MySelfie and I
In 2015, selfies resulted in the deaths of more people than those from shark attacks. Why are we so obsessed with broadcasting our grinning faces?
Why We Think We're So Much Smarter Than We Really Are

Searching the Internet for information creates an illusion of knowledge, in which we think we are smarter than we really are.

Searching the Internet for information creates an illusion of knowledge, in which we think we are smarter than we really are.

Digital Dementia

Action video games improve low-level attention and visuospatial memory, but is there a link between gaming and a more global loss of memory reminiscent of dementia?

Action video games improve low-level attention and visuospatial memory, but is there a link between gaming and a more global loss of memory reminiscent of dementia?

Do Smartphones Give A Head Start In Life?

Babies as young as six months old are being given smartphones to play with. Pediatric experts have weighed in on the benefits and risks of giving infants smartphones.

Babies as young as six months old are being given smartphones to play with. Pediatric experts have weighed in on the benefits and risks of giving infants smartphones.

Is Surfing the Internet Addictive?

New research shows that aimless, excessive Internet use is associated with changes in the brain consistent with addictions. What could be addictive about endlessly surfing the web?

New research shows that aimless, excessive Internet use is associated with changes in the brain consistent with addictions. What could be addictive about endlessly surfing the web?

iPhone, Therefore I Am

What happens to our brains when we let our smartphones do the thinking for us?

What happens to our brains when we let our smartphones do the thinking for us?

The Brain Is Not an Octopus

Engaging in several tasks at once might seem like a wonderful solution for keeping pace with the speed of twenty-first-century life, but the price paid could be high.

Engaging in several tasks at once might seem like a wonderful solution for keeping pace with the speed of twenty-first-century life, but the price paid could be high.