Results of a study conducted by the Mind Research Network indicates that playing Tetris increases gray matter in the brain, leading to improved brain efficiency and a thicker cortex.
Adolescent girls were chosen for the research, which was conducted over a three-month period. Adolescents were chosen because of the likelihood of researchers to be able to see changes in developing brains, while girls were chosen over boys since the latter group typically has had “considerably more computer game experience and, therefore, may not show detectable brain change after game practice.”
MRI scans were used to assess brain activity and progression.
Co-investigator on the study, Dr. Richard Haier, noted:
Tetris, for the brain, is quite complex. It requires many cognitive processes like attention, hand/eye co-ordination, memory and visual spatial problem solving all working together very quickly. It’s not surprising that we see changes throughout the brain.”
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http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/09/02/study-playing-tetris-changes-your...
yup
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lol, I'd forgotten about that, I was just being sarcastic at yet another study telling us what we've been asserting for years.
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
Say it with me: "Duh!"
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
Wasn't this story already linked to by Dennis a few weeks/months ago? Or is this another study of the obvious?
That should be another tag for gamepolitics: "Study of the Obvious".
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The intersection of gaming and politics isn't exactly Broadway and 54th Street. It's hard to entirely fault Pete for flagging a cab Dennis already caught. Ain't but so many cabs.
I wasn´t criticizing Pete for that. I was talking about this useless study that they keep pulling out like if videogames were created last Thursday.
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I was responding to Thomas McKenna in explanation. My bad for not making that clear.
Actually, for the past couple of weeks I've been playing Tetris on the bus ride to and from class every day. It really helps to stimulate the mind, in my opinion.
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