PurSuiT Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Brain Scans Reveal Video Gamers' Secrets How adeptly you play a video game may indicate how big some parts of your brain are. Researchers found that certain regions of the brain are larger in young people who do a better job of playing a specially designed video game. In other words, all those people who devote their days to their Wiis and XBoxes may be packing some cerebral heat, at least when it comes to the sheer size of what's inside their skulls. Verghese said it would have been interesting to know if the video game training itself changed the sizes of those brain regions or boosted their activity. As for the future, researchers are trying to figure out how to help people boost their brain power by boosting the size of regions of the brain, Kramer said. For now, another approach works well: Exercise. It helps make the brain larger, he said, because "as you become more physically fit, the brain changes." Learning new skills also seems to have the same effect, he noted. http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/cont...day/635135.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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