Computer literacy helps keep the brain old

    American scientists measured the activity of the brain in people 55-78 years old during their work on the computer. Doctors and psychiatrists analyzed the results and concluded that using technology could actually be beneficial for an aging brain. At least, if you often work on a computer in retirement age, it is more likely that the brain's capabilities will persist for a longer period.

    During the experiments, people were planted right inside the magnetic resonance scanner and forced to work with search engines on the Internet for a long time. The study was conducted in two groups: the first - from advanced users, and the second - from people who are poorly versed in technology. So, the first group showed a twice as high level of neuron activation. Unusually high activity was manifested in areas of the brain that are responsible for decision-making and logic (and not just in the visual cortex, as happens when reading books). In people with a low level of computer literacy, such brain activity was not observed.

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