The Effects Of TV On The Brain
- Watching TV puts the viewer into a highly suggestible sleep like hypnotic state. This provides easy access to the subconscious.
- When you watch TV, brain activity switches from the left side of your brain (responsible for logical thought and critical analysis) to the right side.
This is significant because the right side of the brain does not critically analyze incoming information, instead it uses an emotional response. This means there is little or no analysis of incoming information.
- Right brain activity causes the body to release chemicals which make it feel good (these are called endorphins, a natural sedative with similar properties to heroin).
It is therefore not only possible, but probable, to become physically addicted to TV. This ensures constant daily exposure, a critical factor needed to program the mind.
- Reduces higher brain activity, promoting activity in lower brain regions. In other words it makes you less intelligent and behave more like an animal.
