Tetris Physically Changes Your Brain

[Desert Tiger]

Playing maps on games also increases the size of your hippocampi, which relates to spacial memory ^_^

 

[darthzew]

If by by physically changing my brain it means, it literally changes, does that mean I can get a custom shape? I would like a star.

 

[JRCB]

I see a green dot on the left one. What does that mean?

 

[Elementlmage]

Tetris: The original thinking man's game.

I thought that was Backgammon, or if you are Orient-centric, Go?

 

[The Great Zegrool]

Tetris: The original thinking man's game.

I thought that was Backgammon, or if you are Orient-centric, Go?

I thought the original thinking man's game was "shove mammoth skull to hole"

 

[Hamster at Dawn]

Hooray for Tetris! I'm going to have to start playing that game again.

 

[The Great JT]

Tetris: The original thinking man's game.

I thought that was Backgammon, or if you are Orient-centric, Go?

Ok, the original virtual thinking man's game. Whatever.

 

[Dogstile]

Tetris Physically Changes Your Brain


A study funded by the people behind Tetris

yeah, right... sounds a little fishy

ah well

 

[Amnestic]

I see a green dot on the left one. What does that mean?

They've got teh AIDZ.

 

[jthm]

hmmm... maybe that's why I've been feeling better and more intelligent lately. I've been playing cell phone tetris for the last 6 months for about an hour at work every night.

 

[Jurassic Rob]

I think it does challange your brain, especially when you're quite a way into a game, and you need to think and move quick!

 

[Altorin]

aren't most changes to intelligence/reasoning a physical change?

 

[Simalacrum]

Holy crap, does that mean that playing Tetris allows you to live for longer? 0.o Who ever said that games were bad for you!

 

[That One Six]

A better brain? I'm already the smartest person in my school! If I play Tetris for a few months straight, I could rule the world!

But seriously, this is quite an amazing study, and I hope it culminates in a useful life-extending, brain growing, society helping game of epical-ness.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

it's kinda neat, i always liked tetris, still a great game i play for time wasting

 

[historybuff]

I suddenly have the urge to play Tetris again.

 

[AceDiamond]

There seems to be a distinct correlation between my playing Tetris less and feeling not as sharp as I once was...hmmm.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Tetris!--Not just used for Thermodynamics Simulations anymore!

I'm totally serious--Thermo and Tetris go hand in hand like prepubescent children. Go check it out:

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/05/the-thermodynamics-of-tetris.ars

In other news, I'm totally solid for life, then. I still habitually play Tetris with friends for hours at a time.