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Tetris Improves Your Brain

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sing-the-music-honey dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Playing Tetris increases the density of the cortex and improves the efficiency of some parts of the brain, according to researchers investigating video games and other complex spatial tasks." Unfortunately, storing a half million copies of the song negates any practical functional gains beyond loading your trunk very efficiently.

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  1. Re:Video Games Improves Your Brain (fixed) by BlueKitties · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually, I think after long sessions of TF2 I actually regress intellectually. Sure, you need to remember to use your class properly, but after a while your mind reverts into a lizard like state as you repetitively hammer your already 100% stations/guns.

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