Could The Internet Be Shrinking Your Brain?

[Brink]

Remember how your mother used to tell you that sitting too close to the TV could ruin your vision? She was full of crap. But new research indicates that another one of Mother Dearest's little foibles may turn out to be true after after: too much Internet could rot your brain. Well, kinda. Using a very limited testing group, Chinese researchers have discovered possible evidence that excessive Internet use can actually change physical characteristics inside your head.....

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[brady]

The human brain, like technology, is becoming smaller and more efficient!

- tm Brady

 

[whs]

Many people do not have such a thing anyhow. They are lucky - nothing can shrink.

 

[marsmimar]

I thought I heard Wolfgang calling me. :roflmao:

 

[hybridfan]

Depends what you use the internet for, funny how they just focused on games. I think the internet is a great tool for acquiring information on a vast range of topics.

 

[Frank1]

I'm all in favor of using the electronic gadgets. However, I feel that our kids are using them way too much such as texting, using face-book, email and all the other electronic things. As a result, they are loosing the ability of using the old-fashioned communication of looking at each other in the eye and just simply plain talking. I'm no expert and that's only an opinion of one of the older generation. I'm sure that a lot of the younger will tell me that I'm wrong; and who knows, maybe I am. But that's the way I feel.

 

[PwnFrnzy]

I have actually learned more on the internet than I have in school, the internet made me smart with computers and other various topics.

 

[Hopalong X]

That is called addiction!

Gambling addicts come to mind.

 

[A Guy]

I learn a lot of things on the internet. Just today I googled and found out that bright glowing orb in the sky outside is called "The Sun". Didn't say who it's named after though. Sure puts a glare on my screen...

A Guy