Web Surfing Improves Motor Skills

sciencehabit writes "Don't worry about watching all those cat videos on the Internet. You're not wasting time when you are at your computer — you're honing your fine-motor skills. A study (abstract) of people's ability to translate training that involves clicking and twiddling a computer mouse reveals that the brain can apply that expertise to other fine-motor tasks requiring the hands. The research involved some interesting methodology, including having Chinese migrant workers play the classic arcade game Pong for two hours a day."

Comments

It's true

[Anonymous Coward]

I have become very good at one-handed surfing.

tradeoff

[Anonymous Coward]

+5 motor

-5 social