Effects of brain exercise depend on opponent

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 10:49 in Psychology & Sociology

Playing games against a computer activates different brain areas from those activated when playing against a human opponent. Research published in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience has shown that the belief that one is playing against a virtual opponent has significant effects on activation patterns in the brain...

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