Sunday, November 21, 2010

Study: Tetris Acts As 'Cognitive Vaccine' For Post-Traumatic Stress

A new study out of Oxford University concluded that classic puzzle game Tetris helps reduce the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, acting as a "cognitive vaccine" for the affliction. The study, consisting of two experiments, took participants and had them all watch "traumatic film scenes of injury and death" in order to induce flashbacks, a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder. The 21-minute film showed clips of events such as "graphic scenes of human surgery" and ...

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