Scrolling away our intelligence - The smartphone generation’s cognitive challenge
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Mayur Moreker, Nidhi K. TiwariFiles
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Published in Vol. 67 No. 4 (2025) of Bombay Hospital Journal.
Bombay Hospital Journal (BHJ) is a peer-reviewed quarterly published Print and Online journal. It is an official Journal of Bombay Hospital institute of medical sciences. The aim of BHJ is to improve medical care by publishing sound scientific articles (both research and practice papers) and focusing on topics that are of great importance to its readership.
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As elders, it is the responsibility of educators to optimize screen exposure in schools and to takes steps to maximize the cognitive capacity and long-term flourishing of Gen Z and the generations beyond.
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