One set of MRI images focused on grey matter at the brain’s wrinkled surface, or cortex, where the processing of memory, emotions, speech, sight, hearing and motor control occurs. Comparing grey matter between the two groups revealed atrophy within several small regions of all the online addicts’ brains. The scans showed that the longer their internet addiction continued, the ‘more serious’ the damage was.
对比后发现,两组青少年在脑部核磁共振成像图上有较大区别,(大脑皮层是独特而深深的由沟回组成的表面,它可以组成灰质),“网瘾少年”的大脑在记忆力区、情感区、语言区、视力区、和听力区等相比另一组青少年来说相对都较差。
‘Our results suggested long-term internet addiction would result in brain structural alterations,’ they said. The study, published in the PLoS ONE journal, was carried out by neuroscientists and radiologists at universities and hospitals in China, where 24million youths are estimated to be addicted to the internet. In Britain, children spend an average of five hours and 20 minutes a day in front of TV or computer screens, according to estimates by the market-research agency Childwise.
专家说:“我们的研究发现,长时间的网瘾生活习惯会彻底改变大脑的整体结构。这项研究结果发表在《公共科学图书馆·综合》期刊上。网瘾问题在中国青少年中必须引起广泛的重视,因为在中国,有240万年轻人深陷网络而不可自拔。而在英国,孩子们平均每日花5个小时20分钟的时间用在电子产品上,网瘾造成的负面影响不容忽视。”
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