L’utilizzo sempre più esteso del computer per lavoro, passatempi come i videogame e attività sui social network è una delle cause principali dell’epidemia di obesità che sta flagellando i Paesi sviluppati. Ma non per l’inattività fisica – o almeno non solo: per gli effetti del computer sul cervello. Lo sostiene la prestigiosa Royal Institution [...]
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Novembre 9, 2008
Nintendo Wii used in psychology experiment
A psychology expert is using the Nintendo Wii to investigate how people think and make decisions. He has so far found that people who use the device have a ‘truth bias’.
University of Memphis psychology expert Dr Rick Dale is to give a public lecture at National University of Ireland, Galway on 12 November on how [...]
Novembre 9, 2008
“Wiihabilitation” makes physical therapy fun
Picture yourself in this scenario: you and your daredevil friends think it would be a great idea to jump over an eight-foot flight of steps with your skateboard. As you approach the jump, you freak out, awkwardly land on the ground, and happen to severely break your arm. Tough luck. Weeks of pain and possible [...]
