Monday, February 23, 2026

Neuroscientist warns Gen Z first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents - Sasha Rogelberg


Rather than empowering the generation with access to more knowledge, the technology had the opposite effect.
Earlier this year, in written testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said that Gen Z is less cognitively capable than previous generations, despite its unprecedented access to technology. 
He said Gen Z is the first generation in modern history to score lower on standardized tests than the previous one...

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