Too much internet atrophy the brain, study says.

Every month we see studies on different subjects, some studies make sense and we can prove easily and others, well, others are controversial. We bring one of these today.

According to the British pharmacologist Susan Greenfield, 61, The internet and games are forming a generation of children who have trouble thinking for themselves. To support her idea, she relied on two studies. The first comes from China (respectable), published in the scientific publication PLOS One, authored by several Chinese scientists. In that study they accompanied 18 addicted teenagers on the internet. After examining the patients' brains, they noticed a series of morphological changes commensurate with the time they were doing the same thing they are doing now. Yes, browsing this network.

The other study comes from the United States of America (reputable), published by cognitive scientist Daphne Bavelier, was published in the Neuron magazine. The focus of the work is on the behavioral changes brought on by continuous exposure to technology. The bottom line is that video games and the Internet produce complex changes in people's behavior, and it is not easy to determine what is good and what is bad about these changes.

The researcher acknowledges that technology has positive effects. But it states that it can, too, cause brain atrophy in children who spend too much time on games and social networks.

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