Facebook Is Good For You Twitter Is Bad
A new study from Dr Tracy Alloway, from the University of Stirling in Scotland, suggests that using Facebook has beneficial effects on working memory while Twitter can be detrimental. She describes working memory as “the structures and processes used for temporarily storing and manipulating information in short-term memory.”
Dr. Alloway, one of the leading researchers in the working memory, said that Twitter provides an endless stream of information but that it is also quite succinct so you don’t have to process the information. “Therefore,” Dr. Alloway said, “Your attention span is being reduced and you are not engaging your brain and improving neural connections”
Dr. Alloway has conducted many studies about working memory and believes that it is far more important than IQ when it comes to living in the world and that it is the real foundation for learning.
She said, “It doesn’t matter if your mother left school at 15 or got a PhD, it’s a level playing field. Not only does working memory have a profound impact on every aspect of our working lives but now there is exciting evidence that we can train it and improve it.”