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A study released by the University of California at Los Angelse indicated that the online search activity can be beneficial to the brain.
24 volunteers placed by the UCLA team in the MRI machine to measure brain activity during a search online. and the result is that the Web search with a search engine such as Google or Yahoo can stimulate the brain centers that control the decision-making and complex thinking and can also help overcome the slow performance of the brain.

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Also mentioned that this activity can search the Web more useful for the brain to read, especially from a experienced Web users. This is because many options on the Internet that require people to make quick decisions that will clicks on to get more information. The UCLA researchers said that this is more stimulating the brain.
Please note that the results of this study is less relevant to the younger generation that grew with the Internet and search engines because the study was conducted on people aged 55 to 78 years.

This arcticle can be read at pcworld.com. for further news about this study can be found on in next month’s issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.