The Effects of Patterns of Behavior and Media Consumption on Cognitive Flexibility
The Effects of Patterns of Behavior and Media Consumption on Cognitive Flexibility
THE MISSION
Myself and the other members of the 2023 Honors Cohort came together to advocate for Doane’s Honors Program in the form of an intensive research project. In 2021, the higher ups at the university were planning on cutting the program entirely to save money and since then, the Honors Program has needed to continually justify its existence through guiding students through research projects that are held to the highest academic standard to show the value of keeping Doane’s Honors Program.
THE IDEA
The 2023 Honors Cohort is comprised of students from a wide range of fields of study and as such it was imperative that the research topic was one that would benefit from each of our strengths and areas of knowledge. We chose to research how patterns of behavior (diet, exercise, leisure activities, and media consumption) impact the human brain’s health and ability to think critically / process information.