A slow internet connection can deteriorate your health, reveals a study

A slow internet connection can increase the levels of stress of each of us. This was revealed in a new study, with some conflict of interest, from Ericsson.

A poor quality of internet connection can cause serious harm to your health. We might be deliberately ironic thus describing the new study of neuroscience wanted by Ericsson called ” The Stress of Streaming Delays “.

The research was conducted in Copenhagen on a sample of 30 volunteers between 18 and 52 years and shows that you are not the only ones to be angry in an exaggerated when streaming Netflix or YouTube, for example, does not want to go.

The Swedish company has shown scientific evidence that the stress generated from trying to load a streaming video of a connection with inadequate performance is similar to what you did while watching a horror movie: ”

As for stress, participants had already exhibited an increase during the basic operations carried out shortly before the stream, which can be attributed to the pressure of having to complete the tasks within a certain time limit, ” reads the report.

However, ” once introduced delays the stress level increased further. ” Although the study is questionable in some terms, such as the number of volunteers that is certainly not very high, the finding is certainly not a surprise.

Researchers involved by Ericsson in some tests measured values from brain and heart activity, discovering how the video blocks while using a mobile device were responsible for the increase in heart rate of subjects with a good margin over the base values.

A two-second delay in uploading the video resulted in a slight increase in the basic threshold (about 3%) compared to normal values generated when uploading a video without delay. A single two-second pause was able to increase the stress of the participants also subjects of 15%, while the pauses than six seconds have naturally had an even greater effect.

Observation of subjects at longer delays, the researchers first noticed an increase in stress levels, followed by a rapid relapse to normal. Participants showed signs of resignation, also perceived by facial expression that indicated a certain distraction the main task. In short, after a few attempts, the parties renounced to complete the task.

It is a feeling that we probably had a bit ‘all over our browsing sessions on the web which Ericsson wanted to include within a scientific study specially made. A triviality? Probably, but the goal is certainly very targeted: by studying Ericsson phone and wants to raise awareness on the subject their users with the ultimate goal of having most efficient and reliable network infrastructure (and direct benefits for the same Ericsson, which sells these technologies).

Anyone wishing to explore the topic can do disclosing all the details released by the Swedish company within this brief official document.