Last but not least: Vital surfing into old age
Who would have thought it: According to a new study by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), using the Internet has a positive effect on brain function. Various tests have apparently confirmed the positive effects of Internet use, particularly among older adults.
Who would have thought it: according to a new study by the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), Internet use has a positive effect on brain performance. Various tests have apparently confirmed the positive effects of web use, particularly in older people. In particular, surfing the web counteracts the reduced brain capacity that occurs after a certain age. Searching the Internet is an extremely suitable training to prevent such signs of ageing, the scientists write in commenting on their study.
The findings are particularly encouraging for middle-aged and older people. They could use surfing the web as a training method to prevent a later reduction in the performance of their own brain in good time, CNN quotes UCLA professor and study leader Gary Small.
"Surfing the internet is certainly something that poses some challenges for users," Alexander Maye, research associate at the Institute of Neurophysiology at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, told Pressetext when confronted with the results of the study. In principle, some activities are more demanding on the brain than others. For example, using the web requires a minimum level of orientation and quick comprehension. Perhaps in future, instead of sending your children to football training or ballet lessons, you should chain them in front of the computer as a preventative measure.
The findings are particularly encouraging for middle-aged and older people. They could use surfing the web as a training method to prevent a later reduction in the performance of their own brain in good time, CNN quotes UCLA professor and study leader Gary Small.
"Surfing the internet is certainly something that poses some challenges for users," Alexander Maye, research associate at the Institute of Neurophysiology at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, told Pressetext when confronted with the results of the study. In principle, some activities are more demanding on the brain than others. For example, using the web requires a minimum level of orientation and quick comprehension. Perhaps in future, instead of sending your children to football training or ballet lessons, you should chain them in front of the computer as a preventative measure.
