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ravengrim Moderator
Number of posts : 7192 Age : 52 Location : At The End Of Time : : The Fallen Angel : : More Numbers : 7859259 Registration date : 2008-07-21
| Subject: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:26 pm | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:04 pm | |
| I'm honestly not surprised. One reason I'm such an insomniac is I use the computer/internet so much in my every day life. The constant amount of information that one absorbs on even a single page is quite a bit.
For example any one thread on this page: You have the various shades of grey that make up the majority of the background. On top of that you have images from users' signature & avatar. Then there's the colour of users text (information under the avatar, usernames, thread names, text within posts, etc.) Next we have wording: individual words/names, short phrases (thread titles for example), posts of varying length. Finally, the format of those posts (proper grammar, improper grammar that is noticed, that isn't noticed due to our brain's "auto correct" ability, chat speak, short hand)... Lastly, the meaning of each post.
For the human brain that's a lot of information to process, it keeps the mind active... and that's only one page. The information is constantly changing from thread to thread yet our brain works at speeds to keep up as needed. Not only that but the information becomes greater as you browse away to other sites... absorbing video information, listening to audio, and enduring other formats of text & colour on screen. The more internet-friendly you are the more skills one may use; such as changing the key words & phrases during searches to hopefully increase/better your results. HTML/webpage design. Downloading. Etc.
By the time I'm logged out, my brain is in overdrive and it takes awhile for it to cool down. I'm not surprised that using the internet can stimulate so many parts of the brain and help to "keep them sharp". I guess I should be happy my parents use the internet into their 70s and forward... |
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Succubus supernova
Number of posts : 6201 Age : 49 Location : wrapped within the veil of darkness : : More Numbers : 7703304 Registration date : 2008-08-29
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:35 pm | |
| So is this the alternative form to the "fountain of youth"? I am now going to bath myself in my monitors light to reverse the aging effects. On a serious note this is an interesting article and I can see where the "elderly" can benefit from using a computer it keeps the mind active. | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:35 pm | |
| Actually, this is the fountain of youth for the mind. If you want your body to receive the same effects... bathe in milk... while surfing the internet. |
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helen damnation Moderator
Number of posts : 5254 Age : 155 Location : Swinging from the stars : : Satan's cheerleader : : More Numbers : 7850568 Registration date : 2008-07-21
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Maxmordon star member
Number of posts : 4066 Age : 33 Location : Venezuela : : Distopian Man : : More Numbers : 7745729 Registration date : 2008-07-28
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helen damnation Moderator
Number of posts : 5254 Age : 155 Location : Swinging from the stars : : Satan's cheerleader : : More Numbers : 7850568 Registration date : 2008-07-21
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:39 pm | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:40 pm | |
| ^^that's just awesome - Quote :
- I thought that bathing in blood was more effective but perhaps I've been listening to Elizabeth Bathory too much
Isn't it the blood of young virgin girls if memory serves me? |
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Maxmordon star member
Number of posts : 4066 Age : 33 Location : Venezuela : : Distopian Man : : More Numbers : 7745729 Registration date : 2008-07-28
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:42 pm | |
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Succubus supernova
Number of posts : 6201 Age : 49 Location : wrapped within the veil of darkness : : More Numbers : 7703304 Registration date : 2008-08-29
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:23 pm | |
| Wow I need to meet you great uncle Jose . | |
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angelofthenight star member
Number of posts : 5158 Age : 37 Location : Central TX : : The Pumpkin Queen : : More Numbers : 7753629 Registration date : 2008-07-22
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:25 pm | |
| Wow Max, I wish I had a great uncle like that. Bet he's young at heart | |
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shortpsycho active member
Number of posts : 498 Age : 35 Location : Probably in my craft room : : More Numbers : 7746822 Registration date : 2008-07-27
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:34 pm | |
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Maxmordon star member
Number of posts : 4066 Age : 33 Location : Venezuela : : Distopian Man : : More Numbers : 7745729 Registration date : 2008-07-28
| Subject: Re: Internet use 'good for the brain' Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:30 pm | |
| LOL, you should check some of the books on his library. Besides a great number of erotica, he has things like "Vampire sex", "Satanism and Sexuality", and many other dark stuff I don't dare to see... | |
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