FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY

[TheReal1980]

FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY

So a new study has come out from the University of Montreal where they found a link between FPS and brain damage.

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A new study in Canada from the University of Montreal believes it may have found a link between first person shooters and brain damage. The study was conducted on 100 participants who were asked to play 90 hours of first person shooters such as Killzone, Call of Duty, and Borderlands. After playing these games, studies showed a noticeably smaller level of grey matter in the brain as compared to someone who doesn’t play video games at all. Researchers claim that playing first person shooters will activate the “autopilot” portion of the brain, allowing the hippocampus to diminish in size which – over time – can lead to memory loss, depression, and schizophrenia. These participants were then asked to play 3Dpuzzle solving games that require more challenging thought and spatial awareness which resulted in an increase in grey matter, strengthening the hippocampus.

http://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2017/08/07/playing-action-video-games-can-actually-harm-your-brain/

http://cogconnected.com/2017/08/first-person-shooter-brain-damage/

 

 

*Question Time*
1. Should people never have stopped playing Nintendo games since it says that platformers are good to play?

2. So a whole generation of brain damaged people are now walking around, should people be scared (of you)?

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[PeachyUwUSenpai]

the only people with brain damage are the people who wrote this paper cannot find any place this has been peer reviewed though i'll keep looking

[themctipers]

im actually more depressed playing less games now than before. 

 

 

 

also this is a bunch of bullshit fuck the church heres 40 reasons why 

[PeachyUwUSenpai]

if you check the paper that article was based on it says 

"The hippocampus is critical to healthy cognition, yet results in the current study show that action video game players have reduced grey matter within the hippocampus. A subsequent randomised longitudinal training experiment demonstrated that first-person shooting games reduce grey matter within the hippocampus in participants using non-spatial memory strategies. Conversely, participants who use hippocampus-dependent spatial strategies showed increased grey matter in the hippocampus after training. A control group that trained on 3D-platform games displayed growth in either the hippocampus or the functionally connected entorhinal cortex. A third study replicated the effect of action video game training on grey matter in the hippocampus. These results show that video games can be beneficial or detrimental to the hippocampal system depending on the navigation strategy that a person employs and the genre of the game. Molecular Psychiatry advance online publication, 8 August 2017; doi:10.1038/mp.2017.155"

 

essentially it all depends on how you play.....................

[You_are_a_cunt]

Doing anything for 90h in a short period of time will give you brain damage.

Also, that sample size is pathetic.

 

Yet another bullshit study, woo!

[JAKEBAB]

"then asked to play 3Dpuzzle solving games that require more challenging thought and spatial awareness which resulted in an increase in grey matter, strengthening the hippocampus."

 

So.... They found a cure for brain damage?

[Vode]

Hmm...

 

What about competetive FPS multiplayer that requires coordination, communication and teamwork?

 

Halo, COD, CS: Go? They should have tested that as well...

[PeachyUwUSenpai]

Theres also a massive difference between reduction of grey matter and brain damage 

[GDRRiley]

wow a sample size worth of nothing!!!! really you could only get 100 people to do the study.

[Qyoon]

reading stupid studies cause brain damage, end of the story. 

[DarkBlade2117]

11 minutes ago, themctipers said:

im actually more depressed playing less games now than before. 

 

 

 

also this is a bunch of bullshit fuck the church heres 40 reasons why 

It's a hobby, most people have them. Right now, gaming is a good hobby for me, $20 for a game and 500 + hours of content? Count me in. Some people like yard work, others like sculpting or modding or whatever, I like gaming.

[Spork829]

"Study"= very loosely scientific justification for an often foolish and biased opinion. 

[themctipers]

Just now, DarkBlade2117 said:

It's a hobby, most people have them. Right now, gaming is a good hobby for me, $20 for a game and 500 + hours of content? Count me in. Some people like yard work, others like sculpting or modding or whatever, I like gaming.

i used to, then it got boring, then i got shadow and it was fun, and now im bored again

no witcher 3 is not my game

[Mooshi]

The only ones with brain damage are sensationalists who blame video games for everything because the world was totally perfect with no fault whatsoever before games existed /s

[LAwLz]

I think people should read the article (not the sensationalistic one) before jumping in to defend their hobby.

The study does not say video games (or FPS games) causes brain damage. It is a lot more complicated than that. Also, 100 people is not an insignificant sample group assuming the test was done correctly.

The study does not even say video games are bad.

[mr moose]

I came to this thread for all the emotionally driven rebuttals based on little more than, this can't be true...

 

Unfortunately I wasn't disappointed.

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

29 minutes ago, TheReal1980 said:

FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY

The study was conducted on 100 participants who were asked to play 90 hours of first person shooters such as Killzone, Call of Duty, and Borderlands.

Let's hope these 100 participants were random and not some specific people who already has brain damage/weak brain prior...

 

[tom_w141]

8 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

$20 for a game and 500 + hours of content?

Excuse me which games are you buying? The average $60 has about 40-50 hours of content  The only notable recent exception for me is PUBG which cost  £25 and im already over 200 hours playing most days. although its not really content its just addictive AF

[suicidalfranco]

just like how playing shooters makes you a probable serial killer

[tom_w141]

1 minute ago, suicidalfranco said:

just like how playing shooters makes you a probable serial killer

*licks a window whilst wearing the face of my latest victim* don't know what you're talking about video games have no effect on me

[themctipers]

7 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

Excuse me which games are you buying? The average $60 has about 40-50 hours of content  The only notable recent exception for me is PUBG which cost  £25 and im already over 200 hours playing most days. although its not really content its just addictive AF

minecraft, terraria, gta, csgo, ETS, ATS, WD2 has about 80 hours if you do everything and as fast as I do it, 

[HisEvilness]

Play strategy games on the highest difficulty, voila more gray matter.

[BachChain]

Conflating a reduction in Mass in one section of the brain and brain damage is clickbaity crap.

And as clearly stated in the paper:

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At this point, it is unclear whether an increase or decrease in grey matter of the hippocampus of VGPs could have an impact on cognition associated with the hippocampus, such as spatial, relational and episodic memory

 

[Nicnac]

3 minutes ago, themctipers said:

minecraft, terraria, gta, csgo, ETS, ATS, WD2 has about 80 hours if you do everything and as fast as I do it, 

KSP has had well over 500h for me and I could still go back if I had the time now...

[themctipers]

Just now, Nicnac said:

KSP has had well over 500h for me and I could still go back if I had the time now...

for the aproximatly 4 years that ive played minecraft at a generous 8 hours a day for 300 days (bored 4-7th grader, summer/weekends, LOTS of trying to make a minecraft server and mineplex)

 

minecraft is a really good deal at $15.