It’s a well-known that in a lot of cases if you give someone a medical dictionary, they’ll probably have a read and decide they show symptoms of one or more serious ailments. In some cases, you get hypochondriacs, who are always worried about being ill and mis-diagnose problems as much more serious than is actually the case.
Now a study carried out by Microsoft Research has found the Internet is not helping matters when it comes to Read the rest of this entry »
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Searching the Internet may stimulate and help improve brain function more than reading a book.
that searching the web triggers centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning in middle-aged and older adults. But while web browsing may spark more neurons than mere book-reading, the study says, this only occurs in those with previous Internet experience.
The study, which the researchers claim is the first of its kind, is Read the rest of this entry »