Il cervello nell'era digitale e la "Branching literacy"

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Pubblicato: Apr 30, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/116
Parole chiave:
Era digitale, Nuove tecnologie, Evoluzione cerebrale, Branching literacy, Tecnologie didattiche, Tecnologie per l'apprendimento, Digital Literacy

Contenuto principale dell'articolo

Lucia Maria Collerone
Scuola di Dottorato in Scienze Cognitive, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina
Giuseppe Città
Scuola di Dottorato in Scienze Cognitive, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina

Abstract

Caratteristica principale del cervello è la plasticità neuronale che permette a tale struttura anatomica di dare risposte funzionali adattive alle spinte ambientali, creando fenotipi cerebrali diversi attraverso una rete di connessioni e cablaggi cerebrali che sono ereditati non genicamente, ma epigeneticamnete attraverso l’apprendimento sociale. Quali sono i cambiamenti che subisce il cervello umano nell’Era Digitale? Quali risvolti nelle abilità cognitive superiori? Quale impatto hanno le tecnologie digitali sulla literacy? Queste sono le domande alle quali il presente lavoro intende dare delle risposte.

Dettagli dell'articolo

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V. 21 N. 1 (2013): TD58 - Digital Literacy
Sezione
Articoli - Numero speciale

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