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Correlation Found Between Brain Structure and Video Game Success
kghapa writes "Still want to argue that video games shrink your brain? While video games have been previously shown to stimulate brain activity and improve coordination skills, a recently published study has directly linked structures in the human brain with video game aptitude. And yes, apparently size does matter in this case. Quoting: '... each subject received 20 hours of training to play a video game specifically created for research purposes, called Space Fortress. It's basically an Asteroids-type arcade game, in which the object is to knock down and destroy an enemy fortress while dodging space mines. However, the game has lots of extra twists that require close attention. Some of the players were told to focus exclusively on running up a high score, while others were told to shift their priorities between several goals. The result? The subjects who had more volume in an area called the nucleus accumbens did significantly better in the early stages of training. Meanwhile, those who were well-endowed in different areas of the striatum, known as the caudate nucleus and putamen, handled the shifting strategies better.'"
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Somehow, the motherboard is a significant factor. And sometimes a joystick is just a joystick.
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Maybe that's my problem! Most of my brain is highly specialized for something that doesn't yet exist!
size does matter those who were well-endowed What an incredibly phallic story.
Yeah, the researchers were dicks.
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. - Terry Pratchett
Perhaps that's why we use only 10% of our brain. The other 90% is waiting for us to make a video game it's good at.
Maybe that's my problem! Most of my brain is highly specialized for something that doesn't yet exist!
Hate to break it to you, but sex really does exist.
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Well, I've just learnt something.
Brain surgery - it's not rocket science!