Your Brain on Computers

The New York Times have been doing an excellent series called "Your Brain on Computers." It looks at the side effects of computer usage, and how these machines that have become such essential parts of our lives that we are starting to be changed by them. It's very interesting reading:
  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brain.html?src=me&ref=general
  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/garden/10childtech.html