Web Surfing Saves Your Brain Function As You Age
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/websurftosaveyouragingbrain;_ylt=AknpZ.9Vqh1.Wk2WLj5QsGSs0NUE;_y...
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MONDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Surfing the Internet just might be a way to preserve your mental skills as you age.
Researchers found that older adults who started browsing the Web experienced improved brain function after only a few days.
"You can teach an old brain new technology tricks," said Dr. Gary Small, a psychiatry professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of iBrain. With people who had little Internet experience, "we found that after just a week of practice, there was a much greater extent of activity particularly in the areas of the brain that make decisions, the thinking brain -- which makes sense because, when you're searching online, you're making a lot of decisions," he said. "It's interactive."
Researchers found that older adults who started browsing the Web experienced improved brain function after only a few days.
"You can teach an old brain new technology tricks," said Dr. Gary Small, a psychiatry professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of iBrain. With people who had little Internet experience, "we found that after just a week of practice, there was a much greater extent of activity particularly in the areas of the brain that make decisions, the thinking brain -- which makes sense because, when you're searching online, you're making a lot of decisions," he said. "It's interactive."
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eden49
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...yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...my IQ has hit the roof, move over Stephen...
- 2 years ago
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eden49
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stevieuk
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this is nothing new as we have known for many years that by just reading a book etc keeps the brain going
- 2 years ago
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stevieuk
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Revelation_Machine
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They said video games were bad too, I've played them since I could walk and I was a gifted student. Ironic eh?
- 2 years ago
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Revelation_Machine
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Darevalo
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Revelation_Machine:
yet people will still scream, "LIES! lies upon lies with also lies!"
in the same boat... thank you link and mario for giving my those A's in math and english.
- 2 years ago
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Darevalo
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Maeveeo
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Oh really ? Wow ! hey honey guess what ?
- 2 years ago
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Maeveeo
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shroomfairy
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Good to know, I thought it was making us dumber.
- 2 years ago
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shroomfairy
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bansheewail
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But, don't sit so close to that screen!! You'll go blind!
- 2 years ago
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bansheewail
