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."

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Re:Easily transferrable to other important skills

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm a fast touch typer, and quite good at FPS games, and do a lot of web surfing.

But my handwritting is horrible, and seems to be getting worse. Not sure how my web surfing is affecting this motor skill.