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Weeeeee, The Wii Will Get You Into Shape With Wii Fitness Games!

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Will a video game promote your good health? You bet it can, if its a Nintendo Wii fitness game! We all know the bad reputation video games have gotten in the past. It was believed video games led to a sedentary lifestyle. Parents have complained for years that their couch potato tykes do nothing but sit around day and night playing video games as their health deteriorates. And, of course, we all know the horror stories of how sofa tater children grow up to be sofa spud adolescents who can’t cut it in the adult world. (more…)

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Tetris Game good for Brain

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Playing the computer puzzle game, Tetris can help improve your brain functions, according to a recent study.

Tetris Computer Game

Researchers find that regular sessions of this game can improve your planning skills, critical thinking, language and reasoning. Tetris forces players to think briskly by slotting multiple sized cascading blocks into a solid shape on the screen.

The research is one of the first, using MRI scanning technology to study the effects of computer game play on the brain. Tetris, is played by millions on many platforms from mobile phones to PCs. It is the 25th anniversary since the initial release of Tetris.

The three-month study, from the Mind Research Network, found teenage girls who played Tetris grew a thicker brain cortex, an indicator of increased grey matter. They also displayed greater brain efficiency.

Neuropsychologist Dr Rex Jung said that the most surprising findings in brain research in five years is that juggling games increased grey matter for the motor areas of the brain. The research co-author Dr Richard Haier agrees that Tetris is useful for brain researchers.

The researchers are planning to expand the study to investigate whether brain changes revert to normal when people quit playing.

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