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Caution: The Internet May Be Hazardous to Your Humanity

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A study of the use of areas of the brain during different activities found that it is markedly more active when carrying out an internet search than when reading a book. The stimulation was concentrated in the frontal, temporal and cingulate areas, which control visual imagery, decision-making and memory. The areas associated with abstract thinking and empathy showed virtually no increase in stimulation.

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If this is the case... by Mystic Wizard on Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 at 9:37:43 AM

hmmm. My mother warned me about this but..... by Cheryl Abraham on Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 at 11:14:36 AM

Well maybe.... by Mystic Wizard on Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 at 1:12:58 PM

24 subjests -- a bit shy of a study by sometimes blinded on Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:04:42 PM