The Internet Increases Brain Activity?

I have to say, I am not all that shocked that using our favorite search engine is doing something positive for our brain activity. With all of the reading and thinking going into what you are searching for, anything less than a sign of life in the brain would be a real surprise, truth be told. What I do not see happening however, is the Internet, in any capacity, making us smarter. Seriously, you know you spend too much time in front of a computer when you setup your online bank’s bill payer to submit a payment for a bill to your own home address. I felt really weird walking to my mailbox to discover that apparently the city was cutting me a check for the exact same amount I had just watched being paid just a few days ago! Shocking…

Moral of the story is too much of anything, even using something helpful like the Internet can send your brain into a bit of a tizzy!