An expert has recommended that social networking sites, like Facebook, will benefit your working memory.
Dr. Tracy Alloway, a psychologist at Stirling University, says that working memory - the ability to recall things over a short period of time - could be the key to success.
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She believes that it may be possible to train the brain's working memory just like an athlete trains muscles, reports the Independent.
Alloway said that some technological inventions, such as Facebook, might actually improve working memory because they require people to hold a lot of information in their heads.
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A new study has shown that people with higher working memory can be relied upon when it comes to taking decisions on moral issues, for they are able to more deeply consider the consequences.
However, other such websites, like spell-checks and Twitter, which requires only small bite-sized phrases, may work against improving working memory.
Instead, these websites could be contributing to some people's lack of success, she suggested.
Alloway said that she had devised an on-line game that can improve working memory, which may help the young develop working memory skills as well helping to combat memory loss in the elderly.
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Higher Working Memory Allows People to Make More Balanced Moral Decisions
A new study has shown that people with higher working memory can be relied upon when it comes to taking decisions on moral issues, for they are able to more deeply consider the consequences.
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However, other such websites, like spell-checks and Twitter, which requires only small bite-sized phrases, may work against improving working memory.
Instead, these websites could be contributing to some people's lack of success, she suggested.
Alloway said that she had devised an on-line game that can improve working memory, which may help the young develop working memory skills as well helping to combat memory loss in the elderly.
Source: ANI
TAN
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