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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First(ish) Post

[ignavus]

New research finds "First Posting linked to genius".

Re:First(ish) Post

[ignavus]

Hey "genius" - You forgot to actually get first post. You also forgot to post Anon, so into Karma hell you go!

Which part of "first-ish" didn't you get?

How can I have forgotten something that was explicitly acknowledged in my post?

So, theiy're saying --

[dwiget001]

-- people are different! OMFG!

Re:Correlation

[Anonymous Coward]

"I'm waiting for the correlation between video game success and getting laid."

Gamers who aren't getting laid are simply playing games too much, or as a substitute for their lack of effort even if that lack of effort is a result of a distorted view of themelves which creates anxiety, it isn't hard to get laid there are enormous amounts of resources now. Anyone who isn't getting laid has few excuses.

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Meh

[PPH]

Everyone has the same hormones. If some guys want to waste theirs growing big brains, that's their business.

Useful

[Amorymeltzer]

This is fantastic information to have. You know, because of all the times in everyday life where you need to either gets lots of points or do different things rapidly. Let's see, there's sports and... sports? People good at video games are good at sports?

Uh huh. *rolls eyes*