Topic > The negative effects of technology in the shallow waters of...

Individuals are forced to adapt to the function and form of technology when using it. Individuals who use technology may lose a natural skill or function performed by the brain because technology is used as a substitute. Finally, Carr states that neural mirroring is becoming evident in the use of computers. He quotes: "Neural 'mirroring' helps explain why we are so quick to attribute human characteristics to our computers and computer characteristics to ourselves - why we hear a human voice when ELIZA speaks".,”