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• This review aims to explore both the positive and negative impacts of these technologies on crucial cognitive functions, including attention, memory, addiction, novelty-seeking and perception, decision-making, and critical thinking, as well as learning abilities. The review also discusses the differential influence of digital technology across diff...
• . A study by Kross et al. (2013) revealed that passive use of Facebook predicted decreased wellbeing and increased feelings of distraction and inattention
• Continuous partial attention refers to the state of continuously dividing and shifting one's attention across multiple tasks or stimuli without fully immersing oneself and only partially engaging in any one of them
• This can be characterized by the constant urge to stay connected and keep up with various sources of information, often driven by the “fear of missing out” or FOMO
• an lead to reduced productivity, decreased memory retention, and increased stress levels.

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