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Older adults who regularly use the internet have half the risk of dementia compared to non-regular users::A longitudinal study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, found that older adults who regularly use the internet have about half the risk of developing dementia compared to non-users, even after adjusting for various factors. The ideal amount of internet usage associated with the lowest dementia risk is between 6 minutes and 2 hours daily, with risks rising for those not using the internet at all and those using it for more than 2 hours daily. ...

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Which way is the causal connection? Do they have less risk of dementia because they use the internet, or do they use the internet because their cognitive skills are better?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Came to say this. Correlation just not equal causation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There could be a causal connection, but it could just be in the other direction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'd like to see lower dementia risk get more serious about its relationship with internet use.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I don’t think any causality has been shown in either direction.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Less dementia, more exposition to phishing and scams...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

They need those brain cells to combat the scams, and hence, less dementia. ;-)

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait... so facebook is full of the lucid ones?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

That is the most terrifying thing I've ever read in my life.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My brain is powered by memes. Memory? More like memery.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

ah yes, those anime mamary

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So Twitter actually is good for your brain?

What a paradox.