Are Video Games Linked To Brain Damage?
A pair of professors in Montreal have just published a paper linking first-person shooter games to the loss of gray matter in the hippocampus. The hippocampus is the part of the brain that manages the production of short-term memory into long-term memory as well as spatial navigation.
For the study, a group of 18 to 30 years old who previously weren’t gamers were examine for four years of tests.
85% of people who played more than 6 hours a week saw a drop in hippocampal matter.
A study by the Hunter Medical Research Institute, spanning almost 2 decades, has found women who have experienced domestic violence are at a higher risk of suffering from long term health problems.
The study of 17,000 women from three different age groups found women who had ever lived with a violent partner had consistently worse health than women who hadn’t.
Its the first study worldwide of its kind.
If you are experiencing violence at the hands of a partner, you can find help by calling the domestic violence hotline on 1800 RESPECT.