Brain Training Games Don't Train Your Brain 151
Stoobalou writes with this excerpt from Thinq.co.uk: "A new study has shown that brain training games do little to exercise the grey matter. Millions of people who have been prodding away at their Nintendo DS portable consoles, smug in the knowledge that they are giving their brains a proper work-out, might have to rethink how they are going to stop the contents of their skulls turning into mush."
Very well then (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Very well then (Score:5, Funny)
With enough beer that's swimming training.
Ashes to ashes, mush to mush (Score:3, Funny)
You can't stop your brain from slowly turning to mush. You may as well enjoy the ride.
Are you sure? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Are you sure? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Very well then (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wait, what? (Score:1, Funny)
Sweet Game! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Ashes to ashes, mush to mush (Score:5, Funny)
On average, PhD.s have much healthier brains than most people, even in their 90s or older.
Well, that settles it. I'm off to buy my PhD from the University of Phoenix. I can't wait until I can hang my diploma on the wall and bask in it's brain-preserving rays. ;)
Re:Won't turn you into a genius but probably helps (Score:4, Funny)
Take someone who has been playing Contra for years, and stick them in front of Quake 3, and see how well developed their "gaming skills" really are, as opposed to their "Contra skills".
Yeah, up up, down down, left right, left right, B A doesn't work in Quake 3. So much for memorization.
Re:And now for an irreverent follow-up (Score:3, Funny)
If you were going to be flamed for anything, it should be for thinking I was trolling UoP graduates and replying with a lengthy rant that amounts to "Yes they're a for-pay diploma mill, but I managed to receive an education there in spite of this fact."
Which is awesome for you, but what I want to know is can I still get my PhD without the education? I just want the piece of paper to stave off alzheimers. :)
Re:Very well then (Score:2, Funny)