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Video Games Found To Decrease Brain Activity

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the tekken-combos-are-not-in-the-sats dept.

Richard C writes "A Japanese researcher, Akio Mori, from the Nihon University's College of Humanities and Sciences, claims to have found a link between the playing of video games and the balance of activity in the brain. It is also claimed that this effect can cause behavioural changes, such as lack of concentration, difficulty with social association, and short temper. These effects are also thought to be, to some extent, nonreversible." I was gonna say something witty and insightful here, but I can't think of anything. At least I can't make a windows machine stable enough to run Neverwinter or my brain would be toast.

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  1. These people already have social disorders. by papasui · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I hate to tell all of you slashdotters this, but if you sit in your room and play Everquest or Neverwinter Nights or Diablo II everyday for hours upon hours, you aren't developing a social disorder, you already have one. Go out and get drunk and have sex with some ugly girl, atleast it will be better than your hand.

  2. Re:can't make a windows machine . . . by FueledByRamen · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How will Windows eXtra Porous (more security holes than ever before) help his computer be more stable?

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  3. Dumbass by ROBOKATZ · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    At least I can't make a windows machine stable enough to run Neverwinter or my brain would be toast.

    Wow, you're pretty fucking stupid. I guess you call it "Neverwinter" for short because that's "cool", too.

  4. Re:Huh? by wo1verin3 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I'll define it for you, it's not games, but Windows causes brain damage.