Quote from wiki: "According to research from Dr. Richard Haier, et al. prolonged Tetris activity can also lead to more efficient brain activity during play. When first playing Tetris, brain function and activity increases, along with greater cerebral energy consumption, measured by glucose metabolic rate. As Tetris players become more proficient, their brains show a reduced consumption of glucose, indicating more efficient brain activity for this task. Even moderate playing of tetris (half-an-hour a day for three months) boosts general cognitve functions such as 'critical thinking, reasoning, language and processing' and increase cerebral cortex thickness."
Press release: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6122290/Tetris-could-boost-brain-power.html
Full scientific study: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0006-8993(92)90573-R
That's right kids, tell your parents to get you a Nintendo -- CAUSE VIDEO GAMES MAKE YOU SMARTER
*knowledge bomb deployed*
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I'll be looking forward to your movie post next week, Walter.
ReplyDelete(And I'm glad to hear this about Tetris!)