“Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Times”, ““Connect Better”: A Manifesto” and “Your Brain on Computers”: A critical analysis of the effectiveness of the methods by which the authors convey their ideas Technology and our exposure to it are changing our lives; there is no doubt about it. The question of what form this change will take and its effects on our physical and emotional health is more controversial, however, and experts' opinions on this subject run the gamut. In “Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of our Era,” neurologist Dr. Richard Restak examines the effect of technology on our brains and posits that technology, along with the increasing demand for our brains to multitask , cause a decreaseIn “‘Plug in’ Better: A Manifesto,” technology writer and commentator Dr. Alexandra Samuel says she believes there is a happy medium between “plugging in” and “unplugging.” She states that we should approach our online interactions the same way we approach our offline interactions. In “Tied to Technology and Paying a Price” (part of the New York Times' “Your Brain on Computers” series), journalist Matt Richtel details the effects of technology on a real family and recounts his experiences. Although Drs. Both Restak and Samuel are widely respected in their respective fields, Mr. Richtel's journalistic career has been almost exclusively devoted to studying the impact of technology on our lives and our attention, and his opinions are expressed loud and clear. strong throughout his work, even if they are not explicitly expressed. While reading “Attention Deficit,” one can sometimes get the impression that Dr. Restak had come to the conclusion that technology is detrimental to our brains and our personal lives long before he put pen to paper , then set about looking for evidence to back up his point of view. The way he frames his findings and tries to make sense of them can sometimes be compelling, Dr. Restak says. not really at the heart of the problem. Mr. Richtel, however, doesn't seem happy about letting people go about their lives without realizing the potential consequences that overuse of technology could have on their lives. By shining the spotlight on a real family, he seeks to show his readers how families in the modern era actually exist, and perhaps have his readers recognize behaviors in themselves similar to those described in the article and make a conscious effort to try to change their habits. By explaining the medical basis of this behavior and how it affects our physical health, he explains why such behaviors are so pervasive in our society..