Video games lead to faster decisions that are no less accurate
ghozt 20 Sept 2010
FPS's are in fact good for the brain, says these cognitive researchers! Now I want to see my car insurance cost to go down for having heightened decision making senses!
http://www.physorg.com/news203599948.html
Highlights:
"It's not the case that the action game players are trigger-happy and less accurate: They are just as accurate and also faster," Bavelier said. "Action game players make more correct decisions per unit time.
And:
People make decisions based on probabilities that they are constantly calculating and refining in their heads, Bavelier explains. The process is called probabilistic inference. The brain continuously accumulates small pieces of visual or auditory information as a person surveys a scene, eventually gathering enough for the person to make what they perceive to be an accurate decision.
[Submitted by wily duck]
http://www.physorg.com/news203599948.html
Highlights:
"It's not the case that the action game players are trigger-happy and less accurate: They are just as accurate and also faster," Bavelier said. "Action game players make more correct decisions per unit time.
And:
People make decisions based on probabilities that they are constantly calculating and refining in their heads, Bavelier explains. The process is called probabilistic inference. The brain continuously accumulates small pieces of visual or auditory information as a person surveys a scene, eventually gathering enough for the person to make what they perceive to be an accurate decision.
[Submitted by wily duck]
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