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Look at device: Robots and video games helping patients walk again. "So at this point she's at 100% of the robot working so the robot is doing the majority of the work. I'm going to drop her down slowly and have her do more and more work," said Simpson. 
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Headshots are a part of many violent videogames but could they actually make you a real-life sniper? Believe it or not, those hours of videogame playing may just improve your shot.
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Stroke experts in the U.K. work with Limbs Alive to develop the first in a collection of action video games that encourage movements to relearn arm and hand control. Read this blog post by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore on Cutting Edge. More on NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=neuroscience
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But gaming can also teach us to draw on our inner power, says Jane McGonigal, the designer behind Evoke, World Without Oil, and Superstruct. McGonigal's games don't come on a CD-rom or cartridge, and you can't buy them in a store. More on VIDEO GAMES: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=Video%20Game
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A video game developed at UCLA allows non-professional volunteers to accurately diagnose the presence of malaria in patients' red blood cells, aiding medical professionals in this time consuming process.
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Eye patches on kids with amblyopia, better known as lazy eye, are still a common sight, but this may change in the future.
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Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=1&tag=neuroscience
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Tech futurist and game designer Jane McGonigle on how computer games can help the fight against AIDS, heal disabilities, increase optimism, and make us better people.
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How we perceive the world tells us a lot about how the brain processes sensory information.
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Creative thinking and expression involves many skills and cognitive abilities, which can be enhanced by all sorts of experiences, even video games.
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“You can see what’s happening with the help of our new neuro-imaging tech, and it’s very clear that the reward is being very, very stimulated by video games. What’s clear is that when the rewards system is stimulated your efficiency of learning improves.”
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University researchers develop a "video game" to observe fish targeting their prey.
The team at Princeton University developed a simulation based on the type of prey favoured by the species. The simple "game" featured red dots which moved and swarmed in different ways against a translucent screen. They found that the fish were less likely to try to attack the dots when . . .
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Linguist James Gee talks about the deep learning principles found in video games. More on VIDEO GAMES: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=Video%20Game
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Picture this: You put on a headset and relax your mind. Soon you begin controlling an object with your thoughts. Several companies are now bringing this technology to life with affordable headsets that determine a person's state of mind. MIND CONTROL: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=mind+control
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Stroke frequently damages the area of the brain controlling movement; as a consequence there are thousands of people with weakness down one side of their body. This has a major impact on their lives because everyday activities require two hands.
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Dr. Sheryl Flynn is the founder and CEO of Blue Marble Game Co, a serious games company that focuses design and development of video games to enhance rehabilitation for people with disabilities worldwide.
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Playing an action videogame, even for a relatively short time, causes differences in brain activity and improvements in visual attention, a new study shows. Articles about VIDEO GAMES: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=Video%20Game
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Sagi and colleagues have provided the first evidence that rapid structural plasticity can be detected in humans after just 2 hr of playing a video game. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=1&tag=neuroscience
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Video games have come a long way since the first simple adventures of Mario and Pac-Man and now enter the realm of art in a major exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington that celebrates gaming's rich creative side and the...
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In the past few years, the video game industry has grown from a niche market into a major part of mainstream media.
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Samuel Cho, a researcher at Wake Forest University, uses graphics processing units, the technology that makes video game images so realistic, to simulate the inner workings of human cells.
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Games and interactive media are powerful tools for health promotion and childhood obesity prevention
Children are naturally drawn toward gaming and other types of technology, creating an ideal opportunity to design interactive media tools to encourage physical activity and promote healthy eating habits, according to an article in a special issue...
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Action game players show better visual and attention skills than those who do not play video games