Here are 6 ways to improve your brain's function. The most interesting, at least to me:
Video games could save your life. Surgeons who spend at least a few
hours a week playing video games make one-third fewer errors in the
operating room than nongaming doctors do. Indeed, research has shown
that video games can improve mental dexterity, while boosting hand-eye
coordination, depth perception and pattern recognition. Gamers also
have better attention spans and information-processing skills than the
average Joe has. When nongamers agree to spend a week playing video
games (in the name of science, of course), their visual-perception
skills improve. And strike your notions of gamers as outcasts: one
researcher found that white-collar professionals who play video games
are more confident and social.
So I don't need to feel guilty for parking the kids in front of the PS3 or from spending a few minutes playing Guitar Hero.
Via the Craig Newmark.