# Reading on smartphone affects sigh generation, brain activity, and comprehension

**URL:** <https://community.humanetech.com/t/reading-on-smartphone-affects-sigh-generation-brain-activity-and-comprehension/5315>\
**Category:** Health\
**Created:** [February 3, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/reading-on-smartphone-affects-sigh-generation-brain-activity-and-comprehension/5315 "2022-02-03T08:43:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/reading-on-smartphone-affects-sigh-generation-brain-activity-and-comprehension/5315/1 "2022-02-03T08:43:54Z")

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There’s a lot of scientific finding nowadays on how our devices affect our health. The following provides some new takes that are an interesting read:

> **[Reading on a smartphone affects sigh generation, brain activity, and...](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-05605-0)**
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> Scientific Reports - Reading on a smartphone affects sigh generation, brain activity, and comprehension

Here the article is discussed on HN: [Reading on smartphone affects sigh generation, brain activity, and comprehension | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30181560)

For a less scientific read on effects on attention (can you still concentrate enough to read books?):

> **[Age of distractions](https://www.lostbookofsales.com/age-of-distractions/)**
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> Yet another calm weekend after months of lockdowns and I sit down to enjoy a book. After turning a couple of pages, I'm no longer able to keep going. In-between, I've managed to look at my phone four times and I've had my thoughts wander away. Why...