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  • UCLA scientists have found that for computer-savvy middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet triggers key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning. The findings demonstrate that Web search activity may help stimulate and possibly improve brain function.
  • "A simple, everyday task like searching the Web appears to enhance brain circuitry in older adults, demonstrating that our brains are sensitive and can continue to learn as we grow older," Small said.

     

    Small added that the minimal brain activation found in the less experienced Internet group may be due to participants not quite grasping the strategies needed to successfully engage in an Internet search, which is common while learning a new activity.

     

    "With more time on the Internet, they may demonstrate the same brain activation patterns as the more experienced group," he said.

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  • 09 Apr 09
    jmaxer
    Rio Hayashi

    e American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

  • 12 Mar 09
    bibliothecaire
    Michel Roland

    brain pratiques_informationnelles

    • UCLA scientists have found that for computer-savvy middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet triggers key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning. The findings demonstrate that Web search activity may help stimulate and possibly improve brain function.
    • "A simple, everyday task like searching the Web appears to enhance brain circuitry in older adults, demonstrating that our brains are sensitive and can continue to learn as we grow older," Small said.

       

      Small added that the minimal brain activation found in the less experienced Internet group may be due to participants not quite grasping the strategies needed to successfully engage in an Internet search, which is common while learning a new activity.

       

      "With more time on the Internet, they may demonstrate the same brain activation patterns as the more experienced group," he said.
  • 17 Oct 08
    hnouwens
    Henk Nouwens

    gezondheidszorg en welzijn

  • 16 Oct 08
    joostrobben
    Joost Robben
    • searching the Internet triggers key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning.
    • Web search activity may help stimulate and possibly improve brain function.
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