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DIGITAL DEMENTIA IN CHILDREN BORN AFTER 2010

Master Vikrant Rohin by Master Vikrant Rohin
23 August 2025
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INTRODUCTION

The generation born after 2010, often referred to as Generation Alpha, has been exposed to digital technology from the earliest years of life. Unlike previous generations, smartphones, tablets, streaming platforms, and social media are not add-ons to their environment — they form the very fabric of their daily reality. While technology offers unprecedented access to knowledge and connectivity, growing concern has emerged regarding its overuse, leading to what some researchers call “digital dementia.” This condition does not imply classical dementia (like Alzheimer’s), but rather describes cognitive decline and behavioral changes resembling early dementia-like symptoms caused by excessive reliance on digital devices. he danger is not that these children will fail to survive past 50 years, but rather that their mental resilience, creativity, and cognitive strength may be severely weakened. The challenge for parents, educators, and policymakers is to strike a balance — ensuring that digital tools remain beneficial without displacing the fundamental human experiences of memory, focus, play, and face-to-face communication.

1. What “Digital Dementia” Means

  • The term was popularized by South Korean neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer.
  • It describes cognitive decline (poor memory, shortened attention span, lack of critical thinking skills) supposedly linked to excessive digital device use.
  • It’s not a recognized medical diagnosis, but rather a metaphor or hypothesis about how screen overuse may affect brain function, especially in developing children.

2. Scientific Evidence

  • Cognition & Memory: Studies do show that overreliance on smartphones (outsourcing memory to devices) can reduce recall ability.
  • Attention & Learning: Constant digital multitasking can impair deep focus and long-term learning.
  • Brain Development: Excessive screen time in early childhood has been linked to structural changes in brain regions related to language and attention.

MAIN SYMPTOMS AND RISK IN POST-2010 CHILDREN

1. Cognitie Decline
  • Short-term memory loss: Children remember less because they outsource recall to phones and devices.
  • Poor retention: Reading comprehension is shallow; long-term memory formation is weaker.
  • Mental laziness: Instead of problem-solving, they rely instantly on digital answers.
2. Attention Deficits
  • Shortened attention span due to fast-paced digital stimulation (YouTube shorts, TikTok, reels).
  • Difficulty concentrating on books or lectures.
  • Restlessness when away from digital screens.
3. Learning Difficulties
  • Struggles with critical thinking and imagination (screen-driven entertainment limits creativity).
  • Reliance on multimedia instead of developing patience for deep study.
  • Reduced handwriting and note-taking skills, weakening memory consolidation.
4. Emotional and Social Impact
  • Social isolation: Children prefer digital interaction over real-world friendships.
  • Emotional instability: Irritability, frustration, and anxiety when separated from devices.
  • Decreased empathy: Limited ability to read emotions or cues from real-life human interaction.
5. Physical Symptoms
  • Eye strain and blurred vision from prolonged screen exposure.
  • Postural deformities like “tech neck” and back pain.
  • Poor sleep quality due to blue light disrupting natural circadian rhythms.

RISK

1 The Real Risk

  • The danger is less about not surviving past 50 and more about quality of life:
    • More dementia-like symptoms earlier in life.
    • Poorer mental health (anxiety, depression, social isolation).
    • Lifestyle diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular problems) due to inactivity.
    • However, no peer-reviewed evidence suggests that kids will not survive beyond 50 years because of this.
    • If unchecked, these patterns may not necessarily reduce lifespan, but they may significantly reduce quality of life.
    • Possible outcomes include:
    • Early cognitive aging (memory problems in 30s–40s).
    • Higher rates of depression and anxiety disorders.
    • Sedentary lifestyle diseases (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems).
    • Generational decline in creativity, innovation, and social intelligence.

3 Lifespan Concerns

  • Human lifespan is influenced by genetics, healthcare, lifestyle, environment, nutrition, and public health policies.
  • Even though digital overuse can cause mental health issues, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, sleep disorders, and stress, these don’t automatically translate to cutting life expectancy in half.
  • In fact, globally, life expectancy is rising, not falling (though lifestyle diseases are a concern).

Bottom line: Kids won’t suddenly stop surviving after 50 years because of digital dementia. But if we don’t balance technology with physical activity, real-world interaction, and deep learning, their quality of life and cognitive resilience may decline.

https://www.irjmets.com/uploadedfiles/paper//issue_3_march_2025/69412/final/fin_irjmets1742146965.pdf

Author: Master Vikrant RohinMaster Vikrant Rohin is an international author, and more than four countries’ schools are using his books in the core curriculum of education. He is the author of twenty different subject books. History, Economics, Chemistry, Physics, English, Biology, Geography etc. Most of his students hold high-ranking positions in the public and private sectors. He has cracked the world’s toughest exam, the "Civil Services Examination (UPSC)," eight times. Always a topper in academics, he was also a top-class sportsman, a state boxer, and a basketball player.
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