Comments on: Can Playing Tetris Ease the Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/ 80beats is DISCOVER\'s news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:03:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Angie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-94540 Angie Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:46:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/#comment-94540 I think you can replace negative images and even experiences by positive images. It seems to work with TV too. I think you can replace negative images and even experiences by positive images. It seems to work with TV too.

]]> By: Jaxon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-31464 Jaxon Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:48:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/#comment-31464 Tetris is popular because it has been proven to reduce stress and enhance brain power. The most notable was a UK study showed Tetris helped people that were victims of trauma reduce flashbacks. As a documentary-article clearly points out, today's video games spend millions and must use violence and marketing to achieve even a percentage of what Tetris has accomplished. It's amazing how many people playing now. Must see, <a href="http://tinyurl.com/r97xna" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/r97xna</a> Tetris is popular because it has been proven to reduce stress and enhance brain power. The most notable was a UK study showed Tetris helped people that were victims of trauma reduce flashbacks.

As a documentary-article clearly points out, today’s video games spend millions and must use violence and marketing to achieve even a percentage of what Tetris has accomplished.

It’s amazing how many people playing now. Must see, http://tinyurl.com/r97xna

]]> By: CDOG72 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-26373 CDOG72 Thu, 07 May 2009 10:15:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/#comment-26373 If hand-eye-mind coordination is the key then juggling is as good or better than tetris. The combined effort to keep three balls airborne for even a short period of time is totally absorbing. I know at least one Iraq combat vet who juggled rocks in theater to keep his ming off his morturary affairs detail. If hand-eye-mind coordination is the key then juggling is as good or better than tetris. The combined effort to keep three balls airborne for even a short period of time is totally absorbing. I know at least one Iraq combat vet who juggled rocks in theater to keep his ming off his morturary affairs detail.

]]> By: Gina http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-17144 Gina Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:33:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/#comment-17144 Slightly over 12 years ago I was in an auto accident and suffered a moderate closed head injury. After two years of very little recovery, my husband got an computer version of Tetris for me. Playing it at least for 15 minutes a day, I started seeing improvements in my cognitive processing speed until finally after about a year I was almost back to my former pre-accident level of functioning. That was why I clicked on this link to read this article. I am convinced that I would have been substantially permanently disabled except for two things that seemed to trigger a dramatic leap forward in my recovery: playing tetris and becoming pregnant with a child (pregnancy hormones). They've already found that progesterone given to soldiers soon after a tramatic brain injury slows the extent of the injury. From my own personal experience I believe progesterone (and maybe estrogen) have benefits even past the initial injury point, and that playing games such as tetris help with recovery also. I know someone is probably chuckling at this post too, and who knows, maybe being in love helped too... :) Slightly over 12 years ago I was in an auto accident and suffered a moderate closed head injury. After two years of very little recovery, my husband got an computer version of Tetris for me. Playing it at least for 15 minutes a day, I started seeing improvements in my cognitive processing speed until finally after about a year I was almost back to my former pre-accident level of functioning. That was why I clicked on this link to read this article. I am convinced that I would have been substantially permanently disabled except for two things that seemed to trigger a dramatic leap forward in my recovery: playing tetris and becoming pregnant with a child (pregnancy hormones). They’ve already found that progesterone given to soldiers soon after a tramatic brain injury slows the extent of the injury. From my own personal experience I believe progesterone (and maybe estrogen) have benefits even past the initial injury point, and that playing games such as tetris help with recovery also. I know someone is probably chuckling at this post too, and who knows, maybe being in love helped too… :)

]]> By: chilton http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-16841 chilton Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:59:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/#comment-16841 its called a gameboy, every kid had one when i was younger why couldn't every soldier?? DROP DOWN AND GIVE ME 10,000 POINTS SOLDIER!!!! but seriouslt though, with the technology advances these days, the military would easily be able to whip up a smaller device thats less prone to damage, maby they should think a bit more about their own soldiers health too when they are thuinking of weapons to strike fear in an enemy its called a gameboy, every kid had one when i was younger why couldn’t every soldier??
DROP DOWN AND GIVE ME 10,000 POINTS SOLDIER!!!!
but seriouslt though, with the technology advances these days, the military would easily be able to whip up a smaller device thats less prone to damage, maby they should think a bit more about their own soldiers health too when they are thuinking of weapons to strike fear in an enemy

]]> By: Jef http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-16821 Jef Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:47:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/07/can-playing-tetris-ease-the-symptoms-of-post-traumatic-stress/#comment-16821 That's cool. I think the principle could work with some games that don't require special equipment, like that memory game school girls play where you clap hands and recall words of a topic to a beat, or trying some kind of eurythmics thing like tapping your head while making a circle on your belly or something, or going home and practicing a musical instrument. This is a good bit of studying they're doing. I hope they get some useful results soon. People go through traumatic things every day. That’s cool. I think the principle could work with some games that don’t require special equipment, like that memory game school girls play where you clap hands and recall words of a topic to a beat, or trying some kind of eurythmics thing like tapping your head while making a circle on your belly or something, or going home and practicing a musical instrument. This is a good bit of studying they’re doing. I hope they get some useful results soon. People go through traumatic things every day.

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