Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Internet use 'good for the brain'

"For middle aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power,
research suggests.

A University of California Los Angeles team found searching the web stimulates centres
in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning.

The researchers say this might even help to counter-act the age-related physiological
changes that cause the brain to slow down.

The study features in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry."

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1 comment:

parlance said...

This is a very encouraging story, especially for older people like me!