This was noted in the NEHGS newsletter Vol. 10, No. 43. We could have told them that, couldn't we? Internet Searching Strengthens Brain Function Who new that Google could actually improve your mental health? A new study at the University of California, Los Angeles has been measuring the brain activity of older adults as they performed searches on the Web. Two groups were used by Dr. Gary Small. One group had minimal experience with computers, while the other identified themselves as knowledgeable internet users. Those who were in the latter group showed more than double the neural activation than those less experienced computer users. This activity primarily occurred in the region of the brain that controls decision-making and complex reasoning. CNN reporter Madison Park recently reported on this fascinating study, and you can read about it at _www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/14/google.brain/index.html_ (http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/14/google.brain/index.html) . Carol