I think I can count on one hand the number of people I know who are not ‘on’ Facebook. My kids love it and I can’t pull them off the computer. All of my business associates and colleagues have accounts and, of course, Facebook business pages. And, I, along with most people today, am aware of all of the advantages to Facebook, both personally and professionally. But, what I didn’t know until just last week (courtesy of an article posted on thestar.com), is that the more Facebook friends you have, the more brain tissue you apparently have!
A study conducted by British researchers with results published in the journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, has found a correlation between the number of Facebook connections one has and the quantity of brain tissue (that’s responsible for processing signals) that one possesses!
There is clearly plenty of research taking place out there with respect to social networking and the human mind and it all sounds extremely fascinating. Although Geraint Rees, a senior clinical research fellow at University College London (and the gentlemen who led this particular British study), maintains that they are not yet sure as to whether or not more brain tissue is necessarily a good thing – he does maintain that changes in grey matter is evident in many situations.
Research along the same lines has been performed at Northeastern University in Boston and it was concluded there that there exists, with respect to adults, a correlation between the size of the amygdala (the portion of the brain that is pertinent to many of our emotions and the processing of these emotions, as well as our memory and motivations) and complexity of social networks. Very interesting stuff!!!
While I would never be presumptuous enough to draw my own conclusions (especially since there obviously needs to be some more research conducted on this subject), I do wonder if it could be at all possible that there’s a link between our social networking habits and our brain power?? Does beg the question, doesn’t it? The conclusion to the article cites that the necessity of further research is clear to fully comprehend the relationship between the number of social connections and the amount of grey matter one has.
Can’t wait to learn more – and I’ll be sure to post some follow up material as soon as I become informed!
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