First-Time Internet Use Alters Activity in Older Brains

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First-Time Internet Use Alters Activity in Older Brains

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Adults with little internet experience show changes in their brain activity after just one week online, a new study finds. The results suggest Internet training can stimulate neural activation patterns and could potentially enhance brain function and cognition in older adults. As the brain ages, a number of structural and functional changes occur, including atrophy, or decay, reductions in cell activity and increases in complex things like deposits of amyloid plaques and tau tangles, which can i

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FOXNews.com - UCLA Study: The Internet Is Altering Our Brains

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