Brain Image Overlay UCLA Internet Study (IMAGE)

University of California - Los Angeles

Brain Image Overlay UCLA Internet Study

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"Naives" with minimal prior Internet search experience (top), and "Savvies" with a lot of Web search experience (bottom). Overlay of first brain scan results (blue) and second brain scan results (red). Note that the second brain scan reveals that "Naïves" have more activation of the frontal part of the brain that is involved in working memory and decision-making.

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