Thursday, May 27, 2010

Video Gamers Have Power Over Their Nightmares

All good news, we should all play more games!

"What happens with gamers is that something inexplicable happens," Gackenbach explained. "They don't run away, they turn and fight back."

Gackenbach hopes to use the information she's gleaned from studying gamers' reactions to nightmares to see if she can apply it to victims of post-traumatic stress disorder, a symptom of which is usually terrifying dreams. Could video games help control PTSD? That's what she aims to find out.

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