brain activity
Research from Tohoku University claims video games impair brain development in children
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Scott Wilson
Jan 7, 2016 - Tweet
- Japan
- (brain activity • children • kids • research • video game addiction • video games)
A research team, whose major investors include some of the biggest telecommunications companies in Japan, has announced that it has successfully deciphered the contents of human dreams with high precision by analyzing the human brain’s activity during sleep.
- Japan
- (brain activity • dreams • science)
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