Digital Amnesia: are we headed towards another amnesia
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2019-01
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Desousa Foundation
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Digital amnesia is a concept that existed since 2007 and has addressed this phenomenon as a constantthreat to human memory arising out of excessive digital gadget use. The following review paper looks atthe construct of digital amnesia from its inception to its current conceptualization. The paper also reviewsthe phenomenon named the Google effect and the seminal findings from studies of Kapersky Laboratoryconducted in India and abroad. The process of how digital amnesia is caused is addressed and preventivemeasures for the same are suggested.
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Lodha Pragya. Digital Amnesia: are we headed towards another amnesia. Indian Journal of Mental Health . 2019 JAN; 6(1): 18-22