#BrainFunction

As Thailand accelerates toward a smarter, more connected future, widespread surveillance—from social media monitoring to CCTV networks and classroom monitoring—raises a timely question: what does this constant gaze do to our brains? Emerging research suggests that continuous observation can affect cognitive performance, emotional wellbeing, and even the way people think and behave. Data from leading institutions indicates stress and vigilance can shift brain resources away from higher-order tasks such as planning, creativity, and learning.

The expanding digital surveillance in everyday life – from social media monitoring to location tracking and ever-present security cameras – may have underappreciated and troubling effects on human brain function, according to a growing body of research highlighted by Live Science. As governments, corporations, and even schools employ increasingly sophisticated surveillance tools, emerging studies suggest such constant observation can disrupt cognitive performance, emotional wellbeing, and may alter fundamental patterns in how people think and behave.