Internet use 'good for the brain'

[trekkiedane]

I thought I better post this here as well.

I find this part especially interesting:

Each volunteer underwent a brain scan while performing web searches and book-reading tasks.

Both types of task produced evidence of significant activity in regions of the brain controlling language, reading, memory and visual abilities.

However, the web search task produced significant additional activity in separate areas of the brain which control decision-making and complex reasoning - but only in those who were experienced web users.

BBC

We've always known that interactive toys were good for learning and training those skills, now we know extends to the net and the 'get off my lawn'-generation

 

[USS KG5]

I agree - Internet use does make brain my good!

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Internet usage for the win!

Now, where's the study on how accumulating 4chan memes improves IQ?