Daily News Article - October 21, 2009
1. What did a UCLA study discover about brain activity in adults who were immersed in the internet for the first time?
2. What specific internet activity might be used to enhance brain function in older adults, according to researcher Teena Moody?
3. Who performed the research at UCLA?
4. How did the brain scans of people who were inexperienced with the internet change after doing internet research for an hour a day for one week?
5. Why is more research needed to confirm the results of the UCLA study?
6. a) Describe the technology that has been linked to negative effects by Susan Greenfield of the Royal Institution (a British organization devoted to scientific education and research).
b) What do you think of these findings?