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Web Surfing Can Help Slow Dementia

Brain scans show Google is more stimulating than books

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 19, 2009 1:29 PM CDT

(Newser) – It’s time to teach Grandma to Google. Surfing the Internet can slow or even reverse the mental decay that leads to dementia, according to a new study. UCLA researchers scanned the brains of 24 men and women aged 55 to 78 and discovered that... Read full story »

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