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serious
scientific
article
published
in
February
2009
edition
of
a
peer
-
reviewed
journal
Geriatric
Psychiatry
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compares
statistically
significantly
different
groups
of
Net
Naive
(
N
=
12
)
and
Net
Savvy
(
N
=
12
)
seniors
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Main
result
::
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The
most
striking
finding
was
in
the
direct
comparison
of
the
Internet
versus
text
reading
tasks
for
the
Net
Naive
and
Net
Savvy
groups
,
which
found
that
the
Net
Savvy
group
had
more
than
a
twofold
greater
spatial
extent
of
activation
than
did
the
Net
Naive
group
during
the
Internet
task
".
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Positive
opinion
:
"
present
results
are
encouraging
that
emerging
computerized
technologies
designed
to
improve
cognitive
abilities
and
brain
function
may
have
physiologic
effects
and
potential
benefits
for
middle
-
aged
and
older
adults
"
(
p
.
125
)
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Negative
opinion
:
"
constant
use
of
such
technologies
have
the
potential
for
negative
brain
and
behavioral
effects
,
including
impaired
attention
and
addiction