Beware .. Frequent use of the Internet destroys the memory of users

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Repeated use of the Internet "may change the way our brains work," as it "destroys our memory," a new study suggests"He said.

A group of American, Australian and European scientists found that Internet users – often – showed poor performance in memory tests and could easily be distracted; a serious indicator of the health of children and adolescents who may use the Internet everywhere.

The scientists, according to a study published in the journal WorldCare, conducted a memory and cognitive function test and brain tests for hundreds of participants in the study.

Professor Joseph Firth, a professor at Western Sydney University and leader of the research team, described in a press release how Internet design changes the structure and capabilities of the human mind. "The unlimited flow of information and notices on the Internet is constantly distracting, Our ability to focus on one task"He said.

He explained that the presence of information is always available in the Internet may change the way our brains store information, the need today less to remember the information in a world where the site Google, Wikipedia and the like.