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Science Internet savvy boomers, seniors get brain boost while Web surfing
Science Internet savvy boomers, seniors get brain boost while Web surfing | Internet savvy boomers, seniors get brain boost while Web surfing |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Wednesday, 15 October 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 The researchers found that both groups had increased activity in the temporal, parietal and occipital lobes of the brain. Featured Whitepaper
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Science DiscussionsHowever, the researchers found that the middle- and older-aged subjects who were familiar with the Internet had more brain activity in the frontal, temporal, and cingulated portions of their brains. The other subjects, those without previous Internet experience or very little experience, did not experience such brain activity. In fact, the members of the technologically advanced group had over twice the neural activation than the less Internet-experienced subjects when conducting searches on the Web, what is commonly called Web surfing. These particular areas help to control decision-making and complex reasoning. more brain activity in the decision-making and complex reasoning portions of their brains than the subjects with no or little experience with the Internet. Dr. Gary Small led the research team. Read what he comments about the study on page three. |
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