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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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Once again taken from Digitser.
Games? Bad? You are joking.
Square eyes are good I tell you. GOOD!
Square eyes are good I tell you. GOOD!
haha, wel i wasnt there cos i was at urs tryin to find ur mum, it was easy cos she is sobig she as her own postcode.
oh yeah, and i dont ave a dog. dont u evr tak 2 my sis lik tha agin!
oh yeah, and i dont ave a dog. dont u evr tak 2 my sis lik tha agin!
well i went to yor howse but it wasnt there, there was just a hole in the grownd but your dog was still in it and he told me you smell
hahahaha
you cannot argeu wiv me cos u know i'm rite
hahahaha
you cannot argeu wiv me cos u know i'm rite
no u r goin 2 fel the MAX payne, u r goin 2 twitch n stuf in th cornr by the tim i ave fin wit u.
hahaha.
hahaha.
wait till i get my mittens off and u will be smashed into peeces and stuff
u gonna feel the payne
u gonna feel the payne
oh yea. well if its a fite u r lokin 4 then u r loking at de rong person. wresling iz fake, I knew tis when my mum told me wen i was 16.
u stupi person hinkin it was reall. ha, the rocky is fake!
u stupi person hinkin it was reall. ha, the rocky is fake!
did u want a fite wiv me?
i saw tha Rock do a move on one bloke and he got up and ran off
i'm goin to try this on mi sister tonite and its ok becos the rock did it
i saw tha Rock do a move on one bloke and he got up and ran off
i'm goin to try this on mi sister tonite and its ok becos the rock did it
i mad a top bout this stuf bout 1month go. it was a good topic an it shoud ave won 7 gamez.
ere iz some of it.
'Computer games are not bad for you, this is the opinion of us gamers, but then again we are only ever going to take into account our own experiences with computer games, many people in the world because of computer games they have suffered a damaging effect.
My parents see computer games as a difficult thing to sum up, in one mind they keep me quiet and occupied, and until not so long ok they kept me wealthy. In the other sense they see it as a waste of money and time.
As I only take into account my own situation I can really only comment from personal experiences and thoughts. Computer games speed up reflexes, and thumb strength, they decrease sight and boredom levels, but for every advantage of computer games, some expert or nerd of the world will be able to think up a disadvantage, saying it lowers the social behavior of the being. Well in my account that is not what has happened...'
were iz my gamez?
ere iz some of it.
'Computer games are not bad for you, this is the opinion of us gamers, but then again we are only ever going to take into account our own experiences with computer games, many people in the world because of computer games they have suffered a damaging effect.
My parents see computer games as a difficult thing to sum up, in one mind they keep me quiet and occupied, and until not so long ok they kept me wealthy. In the other sense they see it as a waste of money and time.
As I only take into account my own situation I can really only comment from personal experiences and thoughts. Computer games speed up reflexes, and thumb strength, they decrease sight and boredom levels, but for every advantage of computer games, some expert or nerd of the world will be able to think up a disadvantage, saying it lowers the social behavior of the being. Well in my account that is not what has happened...'
were iz my gamez?
Is anyone capable of posting something about my initial post?
You darned freaks! ;-)
You darned freaks! ;-)
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