Eightface

Tetris on the brain

Is Tetris good for the brain?

The girls who practiced showed greater brain efficiency, consistent with earlier studies. Compared to controls, the girls that practiced also had a thicker cortex, but not in the same brain areas where efficiency occurred.

I think it’s time to dust-off my old Game Boy and increase the girth of my cortex.

September 1, 2009 ·

Eightface is a weblog by Dave Kellam. It's largely just a collection of links to things I find interesting, with some attempts at pithy commentary interspersed.