It just keeps on changing

In 2008, a study was conducted by and institute at the University of UCLA, which found out that middle-aged men and older adults who spend most of their time browsing on the web has shown to boost their brain power and helps prevent a cognitive decline such as Alzheimer's and dementia in the later years. The study showed the brain activity of 24 neurologically normal volunteers between the ages of 55 and 76. Only half of the people that were being surveyed had experience using the web before, the other half of them didn't. When using a certain scans, the scientists recorded the brain-circuitry changes which is also known as the blood flow throughout the brain and compared them as the patients performed web searches and as they read book passages. 




After the experiment a great finding was found, all of the participants showed significant brain activity while reading books, which also corresponded to the language, reading, memory and their visual abilities. The "Web-savvy" groups also registered activity in the areas of the brain which help control your decision making and explaining your reasoning. With all  of the choices that are available on the net, making sure you know how to perform the most effective search's possible, and making decisions on what to click is engaging cognitive circuits in your brain. Overall, the experiment helped demonstrate and explain that our brain is sensitive and that our brain will continue to learn even as we get older.