Play Tetris Improve Brain Cortex Thickness

According to research experts in the Mind Research Network (mrn), an organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has dedicated himself to diagnose and treat all types of mental illness and brain damage, finding a fact that the Tetris effect sufficient of the human brain. Is the effect good or bad? Fortunately good.

For three months, the researchers used brain imaging to study a little girl who practiced Tetris. They chose a small child because then, the parties will tersebuat researchers could see growth in the brain is still growing and the reasons why women are chosen is because men tend to have more experience in games and practice because it was feared would not have the performance changes brain that can be detected after exercise training game. Now, 26 little girls who are undergoing this research was rumored to have gaming experience less practice.

Interestingly, more women who practice it shows the efficiency of the brain that much better and proved to be consistent with previous research results. Furthermore, when compared in terms of control, women who practice it also has a thicker cortex, but not in the same brain area with the efficiency of the brain is located and it is an amazing thing.

"We are very pleased to see differences in cortex thickness is the girls who practice Tetris and that does not practice," said Dr. Richard Haier, one of the researchers in this study and also the leader of the research in the past 1992 years which found that with practice Tetris, can increase brain levels of efficiency. "But, it is very surprising because these changes are not in a place where we see the changing levels of efficiency. How the relationship between a thicker cortex with increased work efficiency is still a mystery."

"For a brain, Tetris, including quite complex," he added. "Tetris requires certain processes such as attention, coordination between hand and eye, memory and vision who can solve problems and work together quickly. It is not surprising if we see any changes throughout the brain."

"One of the most startling discoveries in brain research in the last 5 years this is the practice can improve the existing gray matter in the motor sensors in the brain," he said. Rex Jung, one of the researchers in this Tetris research and also a neurologist neuropsychologist.

"We hope to continue this research with more samples to find out whether changes in the brain will change when they stopped playing Tetris," added Dr. Jung. "Just as well, which we are very interested in the capabilities gained from Tetris and changes in the brain, was moved to areas such as memory laen to work, to processing speed or ability to think."