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playing tetris may help people who experience tramatic events

Posted by tRuMaN (aka Truman) Mar 29 '10, 10:54

Researchers at Oxford University say that there is, and that solution is Tetris. A group led by Dr. Emily Holmes from the venerable institution's Department of Psychology undertook a study in which 40 "healthy" subjects were shown traumatic images of injuries and then half the group was handed Tetris to play. The group which played the game "reported less disturbing flashbacks" than those who did not.

The theory is that while our brain processes sensory and analytical data, it has difficulty doing both at the same time. The treatment is said to only be effective when the game is played shortly after a trauma. It's also unknown at this time how effective games other than Tetris would be for this purpose.

possibly would be true for other video games, i would suspect (uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com)

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Tetris is totally a stress reliever, but also a stress inducer. Ah, irony. -- nm - Mop (218 lbs) Mar 29, 11:06
Funny, that's what my ex-wife did for the first 6 hours she was in labor. - pmb Mar 29, 11:05 1
- she must have been terrified of delivering one of the crooked pieces. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 11:07
They should hand out Tetris games on the way out of the Marmaduke movie. -- nm - Dano Mar 29, 10:58 2
- seriously, what was Owen Wilson thinking? -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 11:01 1
  - He was thinking that the last movie he made with a dog made big bucks. -- nm - Dano Mar 29, 11:02
presuming that event wasn't "being crushed by bricks" -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 10:55 3
- you won't top this joke today. -- nm - TFox Mar 29, 10:58 2
  - I should sell it to Seth Meyers. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 10:59 1
    - Seriously, you should. - pmb Mar 29, 11:04

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