Social network abuse may cause temporary memory loss

According to the conclusion of a group of scientists from the Royal Swedish Institute of Technology (RIT) announced on September 23, the constant use of Facebook and other social networking sites may lead to temporary memory loss. .

Erik Fransen, a member of the research team, said the characteristic of Internet surfing behaviors could hinder the ability of the brain to organize all the necessary information. Some people believe in the so-called "working memory" or "short-term memory" to understand the meaning of the world around them. Strong working memory means that people can store all forms of information that require completing a special task.

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Sitting by the computer connected to the Internet for a long period of time makes the brain have less time for "butler work" and cannot order in an orderly way the mess of information.

Erik Fransen claims that when you are wandering on Facebook, you make your brain work harder when you have to store what you need to be "online" in your head. And in fact, when you try to process sensory information such as speech or video, you also need a memory system that works similarly, so you are reducing the ability of memory to do my own work. And, when you try to store a lot of things in working memory, you are less likely to handle information. Meanwhile, most people believe that the brain requires "idle time" to transfer data from memory in the short term to long-term memory.

Therefore, when trying to perform many mental tasks not only leads to information overload, but also can reduce the efficiency of the brain in the long run. This is not the first time social networking sites like Facebook have much to do with intellectual issues. Previous research has also shown that Facebook involves sex, anxiety, debt and even weight gain.