@avantgame The only ones I know of are studies showing the cognitive benefits of brain training games do not generalize (for adults).
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@kellymcgonigal totally true! But this author is snarking on music games which have tons of positive studies and no negative to my knowledge -
@avantgame Yes well I decided not read the article after reading the headline! Sounded like an agenda-driven, not evidence-driven, article.
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@avantgame yeah, no one learns from screens. Because pilots don't ever learn to fly airplanes by using flight simulators. - 1 more reply
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@avantgame All kinds of skills learned in one context don’t translate to “real life.” The NYT article is a rant full of straw-men arguments!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame "always" is the critical word there, I thinkThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame Getting info abt transfer of knowledge is needed, not complete at all. It would have been exciting for her to be seeking it out.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame but other than that, I don't know any such study.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame There was some study that tested how "brain-training" games translated to similar "Real life" cognitive tasks. - They did not.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame you don't need studies. You just try it yourself. Dora on ANY screen teaches my daughter (2) adjectives.pic.twitter.com/F3QiuiYk6j
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@avantgame "multiple studies" + no citations = made-up BS!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame I love the "don't always" that is the vaguest statement ever. Eating food does not always fill you up. What meaningless statementThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame Studies involving a navel?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame They probably mean playing as Solid Snake didn’t turn subjects into Ninja Assassin Commandos.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame seconded.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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