Surfing the Internet altering your brain?

Surfing the Internet altering your brain?

(http://inextworld.blogspot.com)-The Internet is changing way people working but side by side altering the way our brains work with a neuroscientist arguing this is an evolutionary change. Researcher found that Internet searching and text messaging has made brains more adept at filtering information and making snap decisions. But while technology can accelerate learning and boost creativity it can have drawbacks as it can create Internet addicts whose only friends are virtual and has sparked a dramatic rise in Attention Deficit Disorder diagnoses.

Gray Small a researcher said "We're seeing an evolutionary change. The people in the next generation who are really going to have the edge are the ones who master the technological skills and also face-to-face skills". Small also said: the brain was very sensitive to the changes in the environment such as those brought by technology.

On a study of 24 adults it found that experienced Internet users showed double the activity in areas of the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning as Internet beginners.

"We are changing the environment. The average young person now spends nine hours a day exposing their brain to technology. Evolution is an advancement from moment to moment and what we are seeing is technology affecting our evolution." There is also the big problem of neglecting human contact skills and losing the ability to read emotional expressions and body language. So It is important to understand how technology is affecting our lives and our brains and take control of it.