Texting and the deterioration of the Frontal Lobe

The frontal lobe is part of the cerebral cortex of the brain. Disturbingly, I have concluded albeit through somewhat limited but persistent research, that the frontal lobe of an astonishingly high percentage of teens and pre-teens must be deteriorating at a scary pace. How else would one explain seeing 4 teenage girls sitting right next to each other texting each other on their cell phones?! If their frontal lobes were intact and healthy, there could be no fathomable reason for these girls to not simply turn to one another and converse.

If you don't think this is serious, here is what you can look foward to next!

• Loss of simple movement of various body parts (Paralysis).


• Inability to plan a sequence of complex movements needed to complete multi-stepped tasks, such as making coffee (Oh crap!)


• Loss of spontaneity in interacting with others.


• Loss of flexibility in thinking. Persistence of a single thought (Perseveration).


• Inability to focus on task (Attending).


• Mood changes (Emotionally Labile).


• Changes in social behavior.


• Changes in personality.


• Difficulty with problem solving.
  Inablility to express language (Broca's Aphasia).

Stop the insanity! Texting is slowly killing our children. Protect their frontal lobes now by limiting texting and encouraging human interaction as a substitute communication mechanism and maybe it will catch on... :-)