The harmful effects of the internet

 Society should be aware of the potentially harmful effects of the internet, networking sites and computer games on the brain, leading neuroscientist and peer Baroness Susan Greenfield has said.

Lady Greenfield, one of Britain's most prominent female scientists, claimed the issue was "almost as important as climate change".

"I think the quality of our existence is threatened,'' she said. ''We need discussions about this, we need debate, we need more of an effort put in.

"We need to recognise this as an issue rather than sweeping it under the carpet.

"We should acknowledge that this is bringing an unprecedented change in our lives and we have to work out whether it is for good or bad."

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