Pitt researchers under the direction of Dr. Kirk Erickson found that people whose brains have certain larger-than-average structures are better at playing video games.
Dr. Erickson used magnetic resonance imaging to track brain activity in 39 people playing a video game called Space Fortress. Those who had enlarged caudate nucleus and nucleus accumbens in their brains were able to learn new skills easier and to score higher.
Labels: brain_function, video_games
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