News articles tagged with 'game' (Page 2)
New UGA research shows people are better at strategic reasoning than was thought
— 22 Oct 2010 20:37 | HealthWhen we make decisions based on what we think someone else will do, in anything from chess to warfare, we must use reason to infer the other's next move - or next three or more moves…
Georgia Tech mobile phone game trains players to make healthier diet selections
— 13 Oct 2010 14:44 | HealthWith Halloween and the holiday season fast approaching, many people will be watching their waistlines as they're tempted by a cornucopia of sugary and savoury foods. Meanwhile a Georgia…
Video gaming prepares brain for bigger tasks
— 25 Sep 2010 11:50 | HealthPlaying video games for hours on end may prepare your child to become a laparoscopic surgeon one day, a new study has shown. Reorganisation of the brain's cortical network in young…
Video games lead to faster decisions that are no less accurate
— 14 Sep 2010 10:46 | TechnologyCognitive scientists from the University of Rochester have discovered that playing action video games trains people to make the right decisions faster. The researchers found that video…
Young, male, testosterone-fuelled CEOs more likely to start or drop deals: UBC study
— 9 Sep 2010 12:12 | HealthToo much testosterone can be a deal breaker, according to Sauder School of Business researchers at the University of British Columbia. Their paper, to be published in the INFORMS journal…
Study suggests oxytocin makes people trusting, but not gullible
— 24 Aug 2010 16:16 | HealthOxytocin (OT) is a hormone that plays an important role in social behaviour - it has even been nicknamed 'the love hormone' and 'liquid trust.' Increased levels of OT have been associated…
Perceived intentions influence brain response
— 12 Aug 2010 07:57 | HealthPeople generally like to see generous people rewarded and selfish people punished. Now, new research reveals a critical link between how we perceive another's intentions and our evaluation…
Medical students open to learning with video games
— 11 Aug 2010 09:45 | HealthToday's students were raised with a digital mouse in their hands. So it should be no surprise that a majority of medical school students surveyed say video games and virtual reality…
Protein-folding game taps power of worldwide audience to solve difficult puzzles
— 6 Aug 2010 08:14 | TechnologyA cooperative online game that puts volunteer 'gamers' to work folding proteins has attracted 50,000 players whose 'distributed thinking' has, in some cases, proven more powerful than…
Gaming for a cure: Computer gamers tackle protein folding
— 5 Aug 2010 08:52 | TechnologyComputer scientists and biochemists at the University of Washington two years ago launched an ambitious project harnessing the brainpower of computer gamers to solve medical problems…