Technology damages brain

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Published: 7 Feb 2013 at 20.13
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Electronic devices which easily substitute for thinking will result in higher numbers of people with Alzheimer's disease, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Deputy Public Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew said on Thursday that the use of gadgets like calculators, mobile phones and even karaoke machines opens up the possibility for users to lose their memory and eventually develop Alzheimer's disease.

"Using technologies instead of the brain at a young age could speed up the process of memory loss. Therefore, children should practice the alphabet or memorise song lyrics more often," the deputy minister said.

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DonAleman
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Discussion 15 : 09 Feb 2013 at 17.4915
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This man needs serious help !
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Discussion 14 : 08 Feb 2013 at 03.5714
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"Electronic devices which easily substitute for thinking will result in higher numbers of people with Alzheimer's disease"...where does he get this from, just guessing or is his thinking machine telling doing it for him?!
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Discussion 13 : 08 Feb 2013 at 00.1213
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Did his research study for Alzheimer's age 60 and above correct for/take into account alcohol induced dementia as alcohol is a huge problem in society and is know to cause dementia.

The moribund education system already does quite well at failing to turn on the "brain switch"
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Discussion 12 : 08 Feb 2013 at 00.0312
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They are ironically called smart phones .
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Discussion 11 : 07 Feb 2013 at 23.3411
And yet they want you to download a smartphone app to test yourself...
from iPhone application.
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Discussion 10 : 07 Feb 2013 at 23.2010
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You don't have to have a pad, a mobile phone, a computer or a karaoke machine to be bombarded with electro magnetic energy. It's all around us anyway, oops, I forgot the point I was trying to make.
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Discussion 9 : 07 Feb 2013 at 23.179
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That's odd since the present sort of technology hasn't been around so long. Perhaps in 30 years if someone made such a claim I might consider believing it. Which leaves one question. How many 30 year olds in Thailand have alzheimer's?

Better take away all the pads that were given to the kids, I guess.
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Discussion 8 : 07 Feb 2013 at 23.028
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Can someone explain this in plain Thai to Yingluck? Maybe the money WASTED on tablet computers can be re-directed towards teacher improvement?
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Discussion 7 : 07 Feb 2013 at 22.207
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"Deputy Public Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew said on Thursday that the use of gadgets like calculators, mobile phones and even karaoke machines opens up the possibility for users to lose their memory and eventually develop Alzheimer's disease."

Any shred of evidence, or is this dubious guess itself a sign of incipient Alzheimer's?
The usual baseless fantasy we expect from a Thai Minister looking for a cheap soundbite at a meaningless photo op.

Why don't the attending press members press a bit when such nonsense is spouted?
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Discussion 6 : 07 Feb 2013 at 21.376
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Better cancel the one tablet per child!!
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