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Posted on 10/19/2009 5:25:46 PM PDT by ETL
MONDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Surfing the Internet just might be a way to preserve your mental skills as you age.
Researchers found that older adults who started browsing the Web experienced improved brain function after only a few days.
"You can teach an old brain new technology tricks," said Dr. Gary Small, a psychiatry professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of iBrain. With people who had little Internet experience, "we found that after just a week of practice, there was a much greater extent of activity particularly in the areas of the brain that make decisions, the thinking brain -- which makes sense because, when you're searching online, you're making a lot of decisions," he said. "It's interactive."
Small is co-author of the research, which was scheduled to be presented Monday in Chicago at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.
"This makes intuitive sense, that getting on the Internet and exploring and getting new information and learning would help," said Paul Sanberg, director of the University of South Florida Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair in Tampa. "It supports the value of exploring the Internet for the elderly."
Most experts now advocate a "use-it-or-lose-it" approach to mental functioning.
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Explains why Freerepublic produces so many geniuses.
;^)
Explains why you can see someone working a Mentally demanding job well in to their 70s.
I bought my mom a computer in the early 90’s, and she used to call my BBS and play her favorite games every day. Then I got her on the internet, and we gave her a new computer every few years to keep up. It did wonders for her all the way to the end.
I tried to get my 70 something Mom on the internet, but she could never grasp the concept of the point and click mouse, uesernames, passwords, and bookmarks unless I was looking over her shoulder and coaching.
Then again, she is still making the transition from VHS to DVD requiring multiple remote controllers.
My mental skills must be off the charts! I didn’t realize how brilliant I am. Off to tell everybody I know......
We're still playing 8-Tracks on the player in the garage....it's got the best speakers in the house.
I'm nervous though........gotta get a new computer very soon, and neither of us knows anything about compatibility between DVD and this new BluRay thingie. We've got a DVD player and have sworn that "this is it". I want a new computer to at least be able to burn copies.
Yes - getting old sucks, especially if you're lazy.
Between FR and porn I must be a frackin’ member of Mensa.
A friend of mine told me that one time she was traveling on a subway with her grandmother and her grandmother turned to her and asked “why is the letter W so popular these days?”
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Thanks to a new job and a big pay raise, I have made the jump from DVD to Blu-Ray (and 52” LCD)... there is absolutely no difference my 44 year old eyes can detect.. stick with the DVD format unless you got money to burn.
“Explains why Freerepublic produces so many geniuses”
LoL!
My husband laughed too, because he knew exactly what I meant when I read this..exercising our brains!!! We love you jim and john! The more we use the internet, the better our minds are!
Doesn’t explain DailyKOS surfers!
Good post devolve, the ‘airhead clown’.
Val mentioned this ‘computer and the brain’ article last night. Sometimes I lose it even when I’m using it, lol.
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