Scientists use something called Electro encephalography (EEG) to measure brain activity. They found clear differences between smartphone users and those who use conventional phones.
Smartphone users have more fingers and thumb aligned, based on their own EEG readings. Of the 37 volunteers, 26 volunteers owner of the phone with a touch screen mobile phone while 11 used the old type.
EEG readings electricity view sent messages back and forth between the brain and the nervous hand through. Some electrodes placed on the scalp of volunteers record the exchange of sensations produced.
From here, the researchers were able to build an image or map of how much brain tissue is devoted to a particular body region. The results showed that the differences can be seen between the touch screen smart mobile phone users and those with conventional mobile phones.
Smartphone users have great EEG measurements of brain activity in response to mechanical touch on the thumb, index and middle fingers. And this seems to be related to how often they use their touch screen. More often, the greater the EEG response.
The researchers say their findings, published in the 'Journal of Current Biologist' reasonable given that the brain is malleable and can be shaped by experience. For example, the violinist, who represents the area of the brain that plays an instrument finger larger than non-player musical instruments. The researchers suspect that the same thing applies to the repeated use of smart phones can sculpt the brain.
Author of the study from the Institute of the University of Zurich neuroinformatics Arko Ghosh said if he was surprised by the scale of the changes introduced by smart phone users. He said of the invention can be underlined how smart phones have become everyday human life.
Smartphone users have more fingers and thumb aligned, based on their own EEG readings. Of the 37 volunteers, 26 volunteers owner of the phone with a touch screen mobile phone while 11 used the old type.
EEG readings electricity view sent messages back and forth between the brain and the nervous hand through. Some electrodes placed on the scalp of volunteers record the exchange of sensations produced.
From here, the researchers were able to build an image or map of how much brain tissue is devoted to a particular body region. The results showed that the differences can be seen between the touch screen smart mobile phone users and those with conventional mobile phones.
The researchers say their findings, published in the 'Journal of Current Biologist' reasonable given that the brain is malleable and can be shaped by experience. For example, the violinist, who represents the area of the brain that plays an instrument finger larger than non-player musical instruments. The researchers suspect that the same thing applies to the repeated use of smart phones can sculpt the brain.
Author of the study from the Institute of the University of Zurich neuroinformatics Arko Ghosh said if he was surprised by the scale of the changes introduced by smart phone users. He said of the invention can be underlined how smart phones have become everyday human life.
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