Manfred Spitzer

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Manfred Spitzer
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Spitzer in 2018
Born (1958-05-27) 27 May 1958 (age 67)
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Neuroscientist
  • Psychiatrist
  • Author
Children5; including Thomas Spitzer
AwardsSee Awards

Manfred Spitzer (born 27 May 1958) is a German neuroscientist, psychiatrist and author.

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Life

Manfred Spitzer was born on 27 May 1958 in Lengfeld, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. [1] [2] After his Abitur at the Max-Planck-Gymnasium in Groß-Umstadt, he studied medicine, philosophy and psychology at the University of Freiburg. During this time he earned his money for living as a street musician among other professions. [3] Spitzer is the publisher of the trade journal Nervenheilkunde [4] and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Stiftung Louisenlund. [5] He has a controversial opinion on smartphones, saying that they make children "krank" ("ill"), "dumm" ("stupid") and "süchtig" ("addicted") and should only be allowed without supervision from age 18. [6] German science magazine Bild der Wissenschaft observed that Spitzer's best-selling book about the topic, Digitale Demenz ("digital dementia") was "torn apart" by most reviewers: "Indeed, Spitzer makes argumentative leaps, draws bold conclusions, and comes up with hair-raising comparisons. Although he also cites many scientific studies, he often sweeps inconsistent details, critical comments by the authors, and contradictory studies under the rug. His academic peers reacted with corresponding annoyance. [7]

He has five children, [8] including Thomas Spitzer. [9]

Awards

Works (selection)

References

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  2. "Manfred Spitzer". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  3. „Typisch deutsch“: Manfred Spitzer im Gespräch mit Hajo Schumacher
  4. "Weitere Informationen zur CME Zeitschrift Nervenheilkunde". 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  5. "Spitzer, Manfred". RPP-Institut (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  6. Hungbaur, Daniela (2018-10-26). "Wissenschaft: "Smartphone ohne Aufsicht erst ab 18 Jahren": Hirnforscher Professor Spitzer warnt im Interview vor massiven digitalen Gefahren". SÜDKURIER Online (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  7. "Da irrt Professor Spitzer!". www.wissenschaft.de. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  8. Stöcker, Christian (2018-03-11). "Manfred Spitzer über Einsamkeit: An allem ist das Internet schuld". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN   2195-1349 . Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  9. "Good Vibes Only".
  10. "DGPPN: DGPPN-Duphar-Forschungsförderpreis". archive.vn. 2013-12-13. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  11. "cogito Preis 2002" (PDF). cogito foundation. 2012-12-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2020-09-17.