Saturday, February 11, 2012

Internet addiction hurting deep brain


According to latest research from Chinese scientists, using Internet too much, often called the evidence "Internet addiction" can cause damage to the structure of the human brain.
Scientists have conducted research with 17 young subjects having disorders and "Internet addiction" and discovered the interference on the structure and functions of the organization within the brain, which This will cause loss of human perception similar to alcohol addiction, gambling causes.
There are two main factors in the process of research scientists, it is the white matter and gray matter. White substance is formed from the neurons, while gray matter we keep hearing to be made up of vegetative cells.
The drink much alcohol, or interested in gambling too much Internet use will generate a fat called myelin, which will isolate the white matter in the brain causing brain damage causing depression or cognitive impairment important.
The researchers conducted magnetic resonance scanner MRI images of the subjects involved in research to identify and capture the presence of white matter. Research results showed that the index of the brains of subjects participating in research lower than in normal people of similar age.

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