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Carl D. Marci, M.
Known for: Rewired: Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age
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Rewired: Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age
Rewired explores how constant digital connectivity reshapes the human brain, behavior, and relationships. Drawing on neuroscience and psychology, Carl D. Marci examines the cognitive and emotional consequences of technology use and offers strategies to maintain mental health and meaningful human connection in the digital era.
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The Connected Brain
Human brains are social organs, wired from birth to connect, cooperate, and synchronize. When I speak of a 'connected brain,' I don’t just mean one that uses Wi-Fi—I mean a brain whose neural networks are constantly adapting to new forms of connection. The prefrontal cortex, the amygdala, and the re...
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Attention and Distraction
Attention is the currency of the digital world, and our brains are the marketplace. Every platform that vies for your focus does so by exploiting neural mechanisms that evolved to detect novelty and potential threat. When you try to multitask—switching between emails, texts, and tasks—you are not ac...
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About Carl D. Marci
Carl D. Marci, M.D., is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist known for his research on empathy, media, and technology’s impact on the brain. He has served as Chief Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School.
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