[Sigiii-l] Interesting Finding about Internet Searching

[Vijayakumar, JK]

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. The study, the first of its kind to assess the impact of Internet searching on brain performance, is currently in press at the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and will appear in an upcoming issue.

Read the full report at http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/10/14/ucla.study.finds.searching.internet.increases.brain.function

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Dr. J K Vijayakumar
Associate Director of Libraries
American University of Antigua 
College of Medicine
Antigua, West Indies
www.auamed.org  

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