DON'T KEEP MOBILES WITHIN REACH THEY COULD HARM YOUR BRAIN

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The closer and longer usage of the smart phone reduces the cognitive capacity of brain. The cognitive capacity is the ability to reason, decision making, information processing, learning, adaptability to change. 

The researchers from McCombs School of business at  the University of Texas said having a phone within reach, even if it is switched off causes loss of cognitive skills.

The experiment conducted by the researchers conclude that when the people are successful at maintaining sustained attention as when avoiding the temptation to check their phones, the  presence of the mobiles within proximity affects cognitive capacity.

First experiment:

The first experiment was conducted with 500 people, these people were told to put their mobiles in 'silent mode' and place them either in their pocket or on the desk or in another room. Then they were then asked to complete cognitive capacity test. 

                                                                                                    

  

The experiment result: The researchers discovered that 

1. The participants who put their phones in another room performed better than
2. The participants who put their phones on the desk performed better than
3. The participants who put their phones in their pockets.

Second experiment:

The second experiment was conducted with new set of 250 people, these people were told to either put their mobiles in 'silent mode' or 'switch them off' and place them either in their pocket or on the desk or in another room. The people were asked how reliant they are on their smartphones. 

The experiment result: The researchers found that 

The people who said they are more reliant on phone performed worst in the tests if their phone was placed on desk or in their pocket.

The researchers concluded that the use of smartphone in daily life induces brain drain and reduces the cognitive skill.