The investigation conducted by the University College London and published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B , scanned the brains of 125 college students compared with the number of friends who were on the Internet and in real life. Results showed that gray matter in four different parts the brain was greater when the individual had more contacts.
Some of these regions were associated flooding to emotional stimuli, memory and communication skills. On the other hand, scientists also examined the relationship between real friends and those online in the appearance affective. Their findings led to light that most participants used Facebook to enhance relationships with others who already had previously, instead of looking to make new friends.
