Is Google Making Us Stupid?

Atlantic writer Nicholas Carr worries that the Internet is changing how we read at a deep psycho-neural level. There seems to be evidence that the brain modifies itself to create thinking patterns that are implicit in the type of reading we do. The author takes this as a bad thing, and feels that "deep reading" abilities will suffer.
However all may not be lost. There is research suggesting that Web surfing , especially in older individuals, enhances decision-making and complex reasoning.
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Multitasking and Student Performance

Students who can perform multiple tasks, particularly on a computer, are a relatively recent phenomenon. Some recent research indicates multitasking is detrimental to intellectual performance. Check out this review article from National Public Radio (U.S.)