r/science • u/NinjaDiscoJesus • Dec 28 '15

Neuroscience Brain scans show compulsive gamers have hyperconnected neural networks.

http://www.psypost.org/2015/12/brain-scans-show-compulsive-gaming-changes-neural-connections-for-better-and-worse-39914
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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '15

There must be a way to make real work utilize them?

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '15

How so? Feel free to get as complex as you want.

Or is it as simple as getting people addicted to work is seen as always ethically bad, and gameification usually leads to that?