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UCLA Study: The Internet Is Altering Our Brains
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,568576,00.html?test=latestnews"><H1 class="head">UCLA Study: The Internet Is Altering Our Brains</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,568576,00.html?test=latestnews"><STRONG> Adults with little Internet experience show changes in their brain activity after just one week online, a new study finds.</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,568576,00.html?test=latestnews"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.foxnews.com/img/9C408807-9734-4FA1-BADA-69F321FD47DA" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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