CELL PHONES AND YOUR BRAIN

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Questions:

1. Do you feel anxious if deprived of your cell phone? If so, why? 

2. In what ways is the cell phone useful to you? In what ways is it damaging? 

Works Cited in Infographic:

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Ward, Adrian F., et al. “Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity.” Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, vol. 2, no. 2, 2017, pp. 140–154., doi:10.1086/691462.