These changes in the brain are linked to its neuroplasticity. According to Nicolas Carr in The Shallows, neuroplasticity is the way our brain processes and responds to information as it has been trained to do (Carr, 2010, p. 120). The Internet causes major changes in the plasticity of the brain. Numerous studies have shown that “the plasticity of not only adult brain function, but also brain composition, shows that consistent use of the brain in particular ways strengthens the neurological pathways and thought patterns conducive to these activities” ( Murray, 2013). , p.74). This means that the areas of the brain that we use more become stronger and dominate other parts of the brain. This is what the Internet changes in our brain. Agreeing with Carr, Emily Mandel says, “I began to realize that after all this time on the Internet, I had trained my brain to expect new stimulation every few minutes” (2010). She began to notice that her brain was thinking differently thanks to Internet training. She gives an example of this change when she says: “After a short period of concentration on a given task, my brain would do what I had trained it to do; he would turn his attention to something else” (Mandel, 2010). She found that she could only concentrate for short periods of time due to her brain training. The Internet, with all its information and advertisements, trains our brains to quickly skim something and move on to the next snippet of information. Due to the distracting nature of the Internet, people's memory diminishes, which further diminishes their intelligence. The Internet is full of ads and links that draw attention to the information you want, making it difficult to focus on what's really important. Murray points out that "It is... middle of paper... African schools: a first survey." South African Journal Of Education 23.3 (2006): 246-252. Print.Strickland, J. (nd). What is the future of the Internet?. HowStuffWorks, M. (2012, March 14). -texting-092010569.html WW Cohen, P. (July 14, 2011) Internet use affects how we remember. Retrieved from The New York Times on March 28, 2014. www.nytimes.com/2011/07. /15/health/15memory.html?_r=0Yu, H., Zhao, X., Li, N., Wang, M. and Zhou, P. (October 10, 2009). on the time-frequency characteristic of EEG Progress in Natural Science., 19, 10, 1383-1387.