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Is Tetris good for the brain?

Brain imaging shows playing Tetris leads to a thicker cortex and may also increase brain efficiency, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Research Notes. A research team based in ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 21

Tetris flashback reduction effect 'not common to all games'

The computer game Tetris may have a special ability to reduce flashbacks after viewing traumatic images not shared by other types of computer game, Oxford University scientists have discovered in a series ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

'Tetris' may help reduce flashbacks to traumatic events

(PhysOrg.com) -- Playing ‘Tetris’ after traumatic events could reduce the flashbacks experienced in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), preliminary research by Oxford University psychologists suggests.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tetris passes 100 million paid mobile downloads

(AP) -- Tetris is the best-selling mobile game of all time, with more than 100 million paid downloads on cell phones around the world.

Technology / Software

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0