Tetris improves brain function?


	Tetris improves brain function?

Fast T friend

9-2-2009 9:39 AM

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brain, games, tetris

Fast T friend says:

The study was funded by Blue Planet Software Inc., the sole agent for the Tetris Co. Dr. Richard Haier, the study’s lead author, is a consultant to Blue Planet. (see also: http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2009/08/31/daily22.html)

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Tests reveal that despite being relatively simple compared to today's 
  sophisticated video games, regular practise can increase a players' grey 
  matter and improve thinking.
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The findings were made after experiments with teenage girls who were asked to 
  play Tetris for half an hour a day for three months. 
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Scans revealed "structural changes" in parts of their brains "associated 
  with movement, critical thinking, reasoning, language and processing," 
  said researchers in a report to be published by the journal <I>BMC Research 
  Notes</I>.
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The scientists from the Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, US, also believe 
  that practising the game - which involves juggling falling shapes into neat 
  blocks on a computer screen - may boost "mental efficiency". 
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  thickness, a sign of more grey matter. If it did, it could be an explanation 
  for why previous studies have shown that mental practice increases brain 
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