Text Messaging Makes Your Brain Blank Out

Scientists are claiming that when you text message, basically your brain blanks out. The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

"The ratio communis, a key region of the brain, was malfunctioning. Instead of fluorescing on brain scans, it flickered, grey and dull. What science was trying to work out was the link between this dead zone and gadgets. When we chat on the mobile phone, text furiously, browse the BlackBerry, or commune with our car's global positioning system (GPS), the lights go out.

So alarmed was the American College of Emergency Physicians it issued a media release, concerned at not just the bruised coming into hospital emergency rooms, but the fatalities when this key decision-making part of the brain failed."

"Don't text while you're engaged in physical activities that require sustained attention, such as biking, inline skating [rollerblading] and playing sports," the college warned.

"Never text when driving or motorcycling, and use caution even when using headsets. Texting can divert you from ensuring your own safety."

emily | 10:14 AM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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