"A portion of the brain acts as a control tower, helping a person focus and set priorities."
— Richtel, Matt
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Date
June 6, 2010
Metaphor
"A portion of the brain acts as a control tower, helping a person focus and set priorities."
Metaphor in Context
The results also illustrate an age-old conflict in the brain, one that technology may be intensifying. A portion of the brain acts as a control tower, helping a person focus and set priorities. More primitive parts of the brain, like those that process sight and sound, demand that it pay attention to new information, bombarding the control tower when they are stimulated.
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Reading
Citation
Matt Richtel, "Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price" The New York Times June 6, 2010. <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
06/10/2010
