Comments for The Neural Network http://theneuralnetwork.wordpress.com A blog maintained by members of Mental Health Informatics Special Interest Group Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:10:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Death of The PDA by omogs http://theneuralnetwork.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/the-death-of-the-pda/#comment-12 omogs Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:10:26 +0000 http://theneuralnetwork.wordpress.com/?p=52#comment-12 well I would take great exception to this especially as I see my own PDA as my transitional object!! (2nd one technically after "Teddy", who my son plays with now!). I have to say that although a little clunky and bulky there is no better diary out there than the palm one. Google is ok and I await to see how this will be better encorporated into the newer android machines. for now my trusty T5 remains by my side!! (well - it's too big to fit in my pocket, you see) well I would take great exception to this especially as I see my own PDA as my transitional object!! (2nd one technically after “Teddy”, who my son plays with now!).

I have to say that although a little clunky and bulky there is no better diary out there than the palm one. Google is ok and I await to see how this will be better encorporated into the newer android machines.

for now my trusty T5 remains by my side!! (well – it’s too big to fit in my pocket, you see)

]]> Comment on Chrome Discomgooglation by drjustinmarley http://theneuralnetwork.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/chrome-discomgooglation/#comment-10 drjustinmarley Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:20:54 +0000 http://theneuralnetwork.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-10 Interesting points. I wonder which parts wouldn't be used too much. Probably physical exercise is critical in the whole process as well - i.e. too much computer and too little physical activity affects cerebral circulation. Maybe there's a happy medium as with everything. Also some games may workout brain regions e.g. flight simulators and visuospatial skills. The Flynn effect states that population IQ increases by about 10 points every generation although this trend might not continue Justin Interesting points. I wonder which parts wouldn’t be used too much. Probably physical exercise is critical in the whole process as well – i.e. too much computer and too little physical activity affects cerebral circulation. Maybe there’s a happy medium as with everything. Also some games may workout brain regions e.g. flight simulators and visuospatial skills. The Flynn effect states that population IQ increases by about 10 points every generation although this trend might not continue
Justin

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]]> Comment on Chrome Discomgooglation by x6x7 http://theneuralnetwork.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/chrome-discomgooglation/#comment-8 x6x7 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:48:06 +0000 http://theneuralnetwork.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-8 Your points about the cultural shift in the always on connected world are interesting. I have noticed my brain operates very differently now. I am increasingly finding I know nothing, I remember nothing ... but ... I know how and where to find things. This is enhanced massively by things like google desktop search / windows search. I wonder if there are parts of my brain that are being rewired and beefed up to act as an indexing system and other parts of my brain are withering away. I also wonder whether this sort of thing is happening to children growing up in an internet enabled instant access get my answer now world. Are their brains developing differently to our generation or to our parents' generations? Your points about the cultural shift in the always on connected world are interesting. I have noticed my brain operates very differently now. I am increasingly finding I know nothing, I remember nothing … but … I know how and where to find things. This is enhanced massively by things like google desktop search / windows search. I wonder if there are parts of my brain that are being rewired and beefed up to act as an indexing system and other parts of my brain are withering away. I also wonder whether this sort of thing is happening to children growing up in an internet enabled instant access get my answer now world. Are their brains developing differently to our generation or to our parents’ generations?

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