Internet searching May Boost Brain

For middle-aged and older adults,searching the Internet could be a boost to the brain,a new study suggests.As the brain ages,a number of structural and functional changes occur such as reductions in cell activity, which can affect cognitive function.Internet searches revealed differences between the normal book readers and web searchers. While all the participants showed the same activity as during the book reading,the web-savvy group also registered activity in the frontal,temporal and cingulate areas of the brain.Compared with reading,the wealth of choices on the internet requires that people make decisions about what to click on,which engages important cognitive circuits in the brain.