The Games Generations: How Learners Have Changed

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There is remarkable research that reveals the plasticity of the human brain! The brain reorganizes itself based on the primary input it receives. Prensky includes research that suggest the new generations', raised entirely on video games and television, brains are far less linear than those of us raised on reading. The millenials' brains are parallel, not sequential.

Reading also rewires a brain in particular ways. This sort of reinforces the idea that getting an education changes the way you think; it actually changes the make-up and structure of your brain!