Computer games can slow aging of mind

Danhill · Apr 18, 2005, 07:21 AM

Katherine Moskwin, 71, a retired medical transcriptionist, started noticing that her short-term memory was shot a while ago. "I'd go into a room and forget what I was coming for," she said. "I'd be dialing the phone and stop and say 'Who am I dialing?' " That's one reason Moskwin is trying a new software program from San Francisco's Posit Science Corp. that promises to help stave off and reverse some symptoms of aging, such as memory loss, declining vision and hearing, and reduced motor control.

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Tipstaff · Apr 18, 2005, 07:48 AM

Sweet.. thats another excuse.. err.. reason, on top of increasing hand-eye coordination, that I can use to defend my gaming habit.

-Tip

Btw.. that was meant to be sarcastic. Only someone slow in the brain woud have posted the above statment I made.. like.. duh!

Son_of_Thunder · Apr 18, 2005, 09:06 AM

i believe it.

i took a couple of months off from CS, now i go back in there and i feel like and old man. i can't aim right, i can't react fast enough, and my hearing is off...i've slowly been getting back into it, but i was thinking of declaring my retirement from CS.

on a side note, i took on some friends at a lan this week, i always start out horrible at those lans because all my friends play cs1.5 at college, and i play 1.6 and source. by the end of our time w/ CS i was ace'ing the team w/ headshots...man, i love 1.5...

on a side note, starcraft broodwars is a fun game :P

Apr 18, 2005, 07:21 AM	#1
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	Computer games can slow aging of mind Katherine Moskwin, 71, a retired medical transcriptionist, started noticing that her short-term memory was shot a while ago. "I'd go into a room and forget what I was coming for," she said. "I'd be dialing the phone and stop and say 'Who am I dialing?' " That's one reason Moskwin is trying a new software program from San Francisco's Posit Science Corp. that promises to help stave off and reverse some symptoms of aging, such as memory loss, declining vision and hearing, and reduced motor control. Read more: Daily Star __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Apr 18, 2005, 07:48 AM	#2
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,659 Rep Power: 187 System Specs	Sweet.. thats another excuse.. err.. reason, on top of increasing hand-eye coordination, that I can use to defend my gaming habit. -Tip Btw.. that was meant to be sarcastic. Only someone slow in the brain woud have posted the above statment I made.. like.. duh! __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by Tipstaff; Apr 18, 2005 at 09:31 AM.

Apr 18, 2005, 09:06 AM	#3
Son_of_Thunder HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,441 Rep Power: 50 System Specs	i believe it. i took a couple of months off from CS, now i go back in there and i feel like and old man. i can't aim right, i can't react fast enough, and my hearing is off...i've slowly been getting back into it, but i was thinking of declaring my retirement from CS. on a side note, i took on some friends at a lan this week, i always start out horrible at those lans because all my friends play cs1.5 at college, and i play 1.6 and source. by the end of our time w/ CS i was ace'ing the team w/ headshots...man, i love 1.5... on a side note, starcraft broodwars is a fun game :P __________________