Tetris Improves Your Brain [Slashdot]

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An anonymous reader writes "Playing Tetris increases the density of the cortex and improves the efficiency of some parts of the brain, according to researchers investigating video games and other complex spatial tasks." Unfortunately, storing a half million copies of the song negates any practical functional gains beyond loading your trunk very efficiently.http://games.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/09/01/1243259 (http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/09/01/1243259/Tetris-Improves-Your-Brain?from=rss)
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[chicnstu]

Who would have thought that thinking improves your mind?

[ScourDX]

There was an article published on website stating videogame does help sharpen your mind. Even Military is using videogame to train soldier for combat mission.

[CDiablo]

I dont know about this, Im pretty nasty at tetris and I'm an idiot.

[ProgrammingAce]

Perkar is the smartest man in the world!

[eskobar]

Who would have thought that thinking improves your mind?

It this confirmed ??

I am thinking in thinking ...... X_x

[Ed Oscuro]

Imagine what would happen if you could play with all your toes too!

[TheDomesticInstitution]

eye new it- happens 2 b myfav game