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"Scientists at Japan's Tohoku University said they've found that computer games stimulate only those parts of the brain devoted to vision and movement and do not aid the development of other important areas of the brain.
The researchers are particularly concerned that by spending many hours playing games some children will not develop their frontal lobes, which play a crucial role in controlling behavior and in developing memory, emotion and learning.
In contrast, tasks such as arithmetic stimulate brain activity in the frontal lobe, which is thought to continue developing until adulthood.
Professor Ryuta Kawashima, who led the team that carried out the research, told The Observer that the discovery is highly important.
"There is a problem we will have with a new generation of children--who play computer games--that we have never seen before," he said. "The implications are very serious for an increasingly violent society, and these students will be doing more and more bad things if they are playing games and not doing other things like reading aloud or learning arithmetic."
Kawashima asserts that children must be encouraged to practice basic mathematics, reading and writing to boost the development of the frontal lobe. He is convinced that children who play video games excessively will not develop their frontal lobes and will consequently be more prone to violent acts because they will be less able to control their behavior."
The previous text was a report on Tendobox.
Well it looks like videogames are going to be put under the hammer once again, as playing games doesn't develop the frontal lobe. But then again, neither does watching TV, or fishing, or playing beach volleyball.
But it does 'prove' that gaming can stimulate movement and vision parts of the brain, but other things do just the same.
What gets me about this 'report' is that kids will be playing games rather than developing frontal lobes by reading or doing basic maths, so will become more violent. This has to be amongst the most ridiculous things I've ever read! Are kids supposed to be doing things like basic maths in school? Or do they just sit around playing games there too!
Basically, what the report is saying is that if your frontal lobe isn't given a good work out, it won't develop, and you'll be a more violent person. Videogames need not come into it at all. Playing sports, or watching TV will also not contribute to developing the 'frontal lobe' apparently, so why single out videogames?
Basically, the way I see it, anything can be a problem if you do it too much (you might go blind) but in moderation, what's the problem? If kids are playing games every waking moment of the day, then they might devolop problems, but shouldn't parents take an interest in what their kids are doing?
The thing is, kids ARE still reading books, look at Harry Potter's popularity, and I'm sure most parents do basic math exercises with their kids before they ever go to school, and they should continue to develop these skills at school.
So what's the problem with games then? I bet they give the 'frontal lobe' more of a work out than watching The Clangers and Button Moon ever would have done, especially considering that there are some pretty text heavy games out there. Also some of the puzzles in games are bound to work on the ol' frontal lobe - moreso than watching TV ever would.
Is the problem really that videogames weren't about when these 'professors' and 'scientists' were about to do the reports, and are an easy scapegoat? Did TV get all of this bad press when there was a first generation of kids watching TV?
Next week prepare for an ever more shocking report: Washing Up does NOT help develop essential life skills in communication, and people that spend vast hours scrubbing dishes are weaker in social circumstances!
The researchers are particularly concerned that by spending many hours playing games some children will not develop their frontal lobes, which play a crucial role in controlling behavior and in developing memory, emotion and learning.
In contrast, tasks such as arithmetic stimulate brain activity in the frontal lobe, which is thought to continue developing until adulthood.
Professor Ryuta Kawashima, who led the team that carried out the research, told The Observer that the discovery is highly important.
"There is a problem we will have with a new generation of children--who play computer games--that we have never seen before," he said. "The implications are very serious for an increasingly violent society, and these students will be doing more and more bad things if they are playing games and not doing other things like reading aloud or learning arithmetic."
Kawashima asserts that children must be encouraged to practice basic mathematics, reading and writing to boost the development of the frontal lobe. He is convinced that children who play video games excessively will not develop their frontal lobes and will consequently be more prone to violent acts because they will be less able to control their behavior."
The previous text was a report on Tendobox.
Well it looks like videogames are going to be put under the hammer once again, as playing games doesn't develop the frontal lobe. But then again, neither does watching TV, or fishing, or playing beach volleyball.
But it does 'prove' that gaming can stimulate movement and vision parts of the brain, but other things do just the same.
What gets me about this 'report' is that kids will be playing games rather than developing frontal lobes by reading or doing basic maths, so will become more violent. This has to be amongst the most ridiculous things I've ever read! Are kids supposed to be doing things like basic maths in school? Or do they just sit around playing games there too!
Basically, what the report is saying is that if your frontal lobe isn't given a good work out, it won't develop, and you'll be a more violent person. Videogames need not come into it at all. Playing sports, or watching TV will also not contribute to developing the 'frontal lobe' apparently, so why single out videogames?
Basically, the way I see it, anything can be a problem if you do it too much (you might go blind) but in moderation, what's the problem? If kids are playing games every waking moment of the day, then they might devolop problems, but shouldn't parents take an interest in what their kids are doing?
The thing is, kids ARE still reading books, look at Harry Potter's popularity, and I'm sure most parents do basic math exercises with their kids before they ever go to school, and they should continue to develop these skills at school.
So what's the problem with games then? I bet they give the 'frontal lobe' more of a work out than watching The Clangers and Button Moon ever would have done, especially considering that there are some pretty text heavy games out there. Also some of the puzzles in games are bound to work on the ol' frontal lobe - moreso than watching TV ever would.
Is the problem really that videogames weren't about when these 'professors' and 'scientists' were about to do the reports, and are an easy scapegoat? Did TV get all of this bad press when there was a first generation of kids watching TV?
Next week prepare for an ever more shocking report: Washing Up does NOT help develop essential life skills in communication, and people that spend vast hours scrubbing dishes are weaker in social circumstances!
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I tottally agree that game are not bad for us. I know of one girl whos disabled and because of Play station Games it's helped her hand eye co ordination and helped develop her learning skill by working things out and what to do on game like crash bandicoot so i think Parents are only moaing because they don't wan't to empty their wallets to keep us "Stimulated".
Meka_Dragon wrote:
And honestly, is there a problem with me quoting
> something, then going on to voice my own thoughts on it, or did no
> one actually bother to read past the second paragraph?
This last statemnet is correct. Anything longer than a paragraph produces strain on my weak eyes. Don't worry, with a new TFT monitor, I'm sure I can read the second paragraph as well.
And honestly, is there a problem with me quoting
> something, then going on to voice my own thoughts on it, or did no
> one actually bother to read past the second paragraph?
This last statemnet is correct. Anything longer than a paragraph produces strain on my weak eyes. Don't worry, with a new TFT monitor, I'm sure I can read the second paragraph as well.
Whatever you do there's ups and downs.
If anything, computer games devellop your memory. (especially hard games or multiplayer games where you have to learn the game maps to progress.)
Like Meka said, even if kids weren't doing computer games, they still wouldn't be doing maths instead.
Basically, computer games is no worse than anything else.
It's just different so some people don't like it.
As a result they search for reasons why it's bad for you.
There's always an argument when something new comes along.
If anything, computer games devellop your memory. (especially hard games or multiplayer games where you have to learn the game maps to progress.)
Like Meka said, even if kids weren't doing computer games, they still wouldn't be doing maths instead.
Basically, computer games is no worse than anything else.
It's just different so some people don't like it.
As a result they search for reasons why it's bad for you.
There's always an argument when something new comes along.
That's weird, I could of sworn that American scientists said that Gaming is good for you....:S
No problem Meka with cutting and pasting so long as its noted.
Its quite scary though ... no frontal lobe an all, and I was thinking of killing people with chopsticks last night!
I guess the solution is to play games which are less repetative, or play videogames against your friends...which is better than any computer AI, and more fun!
Its quite scary though ... no frontal lobe an all, and I was thinking of killing people with chopsticks last night!
I guess the solution is to play games which are less repetative, or play videogames against your friends...which is better than any computer AI, and more fun!
No-one said there was anything wrong with it. But obviousily they didnt read the whole thing. Or they would have clearly seen where you got it from.
DeltaJava wrote:
> Once again taken from Digitser.
If you read the post you would have seen the line "Taken from Tendobox".
And honestly, is there a problem with me quoting something, then going on to voice my own thoughts on it, or did no one actually bother to read past the second paragraph?
> Once again taken from Digitser.
If you read the post you would have seen the line "Taken from Tendobox".
And honestly, is there a problem with me quoting something, then going on to voice my own thoughts on it, or did no one actually bother to read past the second paragraph?
I saw ths report on didgi today and you're right, kids go to school anyway for 6 hourss of the day. Im no scientist but thats plenty of time to stimulate the frontal part of the brain...isn't it?
It's either this or that. You can also choose Lockergnome.
I read something very similar on the register.
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