 | Video games can affect cortisol levelsNovember 1st, 2007 |
More evidence that video games can control your braaaiiinss. In a good way.
Basically, a comaprison study between two groups. One group played a game which made them click on smiley faces among frowns, and the other didn’t have the smiley faces in their game.
At the end of the study, the folks who clicked on smiley faces had lower cortisol levels. Less stress.
The result was actually the creation of a new company, Mindhabits, to commercialize this. Very cool. 
So, if the f13 people played more games with fluffy bunnies, would they be less cynical and bitter?*
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*Not that I want to change them. I like them this way.
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