Since I was 35 I’ve been playing on computers, loving them. Since the internet became less than mainstream, when the BBS was the wave of the future, I’ve been playing online. Webchat Broadcasting Role playing rooms and all manner of things which the friends in my life wanted nothing to do with and just didn’t understand why on earth I found that fascinating.
I was rather ostracised, called a geek, an internet addict and numerous other things.. and now I”m loving it..
I”m working here full time and making a living here, but thats not the best part…. I got to read this on MSN this morning that the internet is keeping me smarter… and I”m feeling oh so vindicated..
“Adults with little Internet experience show changes in their brain activity after just one week online, a new study finds.
The results suggest Internet training can stimulate neural activation patterns and could potentially enhance brain function and cognition in older adults.
As the brain ages, a number of structural and functional changes occur, including atrophy, or decay, reductions in cell activity and increases in complex things like deposits of amyloid plaques and tau tangles, which can impact cognitive function.”
Now darned if I don’t enjoy that immensely. Come on all of you middle aged and older folks. time to get online and get in motion. It seems that the internet keeps us younger and smarter..
