tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post7383316433933405839..comments2024-03-22T00:30:09.536-07:00Comments on The Neurocritic: Tetris Helps Prevent Unpleasant Memories of Gory Film in Happy PeopleThe Neurocritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-16781622448816929192013-01-30T21:52:42.385-08:002013-01-30T21:52:42.385-08:00Thanks for the link, looks interesting!Thanks for the link, looks interesting!The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-67151377314756706862013-01-30T21:19:14.359-08:002013-01-30T21:19:14.359-08:00This study seems to imply that training in Tetris ...This study seems to imply that training in Tetris 3D leads to bigger changes (although I cannot access the full article)<br />http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17470218.2012.744761<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-9858460130117100462010-11-19T23:08:43.056-08:002010-11-19T23:08:43.056-08:00Neuroskeptic - Thanks for such a reasonable reply ...Neuroskeptic - Thanks for such a reasonable reply to Pierce R. Butler. <br /><br />As for overselling the clinical relevance, I found it interesting to trace the authors' own depiction of their work.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-70810581757107865732010-11-19T05:18:41.667-08:002010-11-19T05:18:41.667-08:00Pierce R Butler: But you never know in advance wha...Pierce R Butler: But you never know in advance what horrible thing will happen. e.g. if you're going on patrol in Sadr city you don't know if you're going to see nothing at all, see your buddy get shot, or get blown up yourself.<br /><br />Also, it might be that "forewarned" traumas are less likely to cause PTSD than out of the blue ones. I don't know. that would be an interesting study actually.Neuroskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647064768789308157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-50896934869600430692010-11-18T02:46:59.362-08:002010-11-18T02:46:59.362-08:00Thanks for that post!
At least now I know that te...Thanks for that post!<br /><br />At least now I know that tetris might help if I have watched a film from which I wish to "unsee" some scenes. Gonna give it a try next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-13757464679551262922010-11-16T09:11:49.806-08:002010-11-16T09:11:49.806-08:00... actual trauma isn't forewarned or contextu...<i>... actual trauma isn't forewarned or contextualized in advance.</i><br /><br />Huh?<br /><br />"Get some sleep, men: we're going on foot patrol in Sadr City at 0400 hours."<br /><br />"You bitch, when I get you home I'm going to ..."<br /><br />etc.Pierce R. Butlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-86396977963775262702010-11-15T04:51:18.244-08:002010-11-15T04:51:18.244-08:00Studying trauma is obviously something which is et...Studying trauma is obviously something which is ethically difficult. My understanding is that the films used by Holmes et al are pretty nasty, and (unlike a horror movie) are based on real events, which makes them a lot more striking. most people will experience some degree of "intrusive memories" in the sense of remembering them in the following days "out of the blue", but yes, it's a long way from that to real PTSD flashbacks.<br /><br />Still, you can't blame the authors really. It's a lot easier to get funding for a memory study that's relevant to PTSD, than just a pure memory study... "let he who has never exaggerated the clinical relevance of his work, cast the first stone"Neuroskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647064768789308157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-43389429401153877452010-11-14T12:21:57.126-08:002010-11-14T12:21:57.126-08:00Thanks for clarifying & elaborating on the met...Thanks for clarifying & elaborating on the methods used & results of this study. I came across so many news sources today that definitely skewed the results of the study-like the Fox News story you mentioned. Your explanation of the study makes a lot more sense and presents an idea that I can actually buy in to.<br /><br />I wanted to share a video I thought you might like, I hope you’ll consider embedding or linking to the video in your post: http://www.newsy.com/videos/study-tetris-may-help-prevent-and-treat-ptsd/<br />The video combines clips & quotes from a few different news sources that commented on the study results. Newsy.com gathers information from various news outlets, and puts it together to provide multiple views of news stories. Newsy.com analyzes the information, with the goal of providing a diverse perspective of the story to those that might normally receive their news from a single source.<br /><br />If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Brittany McIntyre<br />brittanym@newsy.comBrittany Mcintyrehttp://www.Newsy.comnoreply@blogger.com