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HTTP:: Facebook Beneficial to 039 Working Memory 039
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A new study by a researcher at the University of Stirling in Scotland found that Facebook had beneficial effects over a user's “working memory,” which is described as “the structures and processes used for temporarily storing and manipulating information in short-term memory.” The same isn't true for Twitter, as it seems that the microblogging site has the exact opposite effect. “On Twitter you receive an endless stream of information, but it's also very succinct,” Dr. Tracy Alloway, the leading researcher in charge of the study, said. “You don't have to process that information.” Twitter, along with texting or watching YouTube, has a very detrimental effect on the working memory. “Your attention span is being reduced and you're not engaging your brain and improving nerve connections.” Dr. Alloway has conducted numerous studies on working memory and has reached the conclusion that it is far more important than IQ when it comes to success and happines!
s and it is the true foundation for learning. “It doesn't matter if your mother left school at 15 or got a PhD, it's a level playing field. Not only does working memory have a profound impact on every aspect of our working lives but now there is exciting evidence that we can tr...
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