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Brain Scans Reveal Video Gamers' Secrets

The researchers found that certain regions of the brain, the striatum in particular, were indeed bigger in the most successful players. "Bigger is better in this case, at least among healthy tissue," Kramer said. The findings seem to confirm that parts of the striatum, which is nestled deep inside the cerebral cortex, determine a person's ability to learn both motor skills and new concepts, and also to adapt to changing situations, the researchers wrote.
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Researchers found that certain regions of the brain are larger in young people who do a better job of playing a specially designed video game.

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