In Real Life

A Wearable Brain Scanner That Keeps You In The Zone

From playing video games to operating nuclear facilities, focus and attention are key factors in excelling at important tasks. Freer Logic’s BodyWave scanner trains users to be aware of their brain functions without making them wear a silly hat.


December 30, 2010
In Real Life

This Is Your Brain On Video Games

What happens to our attention when we play video games? The New York Times’ technology reporter Matt Richtel played a video game while stuffed inside a $US3 million M.R.I. scanning tube to find out.


July 9, 2010
In Real Life

Why Too Much Gaming Makes Your Attention Wander

A recent study conducted at Iowa State University has concluded that exceeding guidelines for viewing television or playing video games can do something bad to your attention span, or whatever. I wasn’t paying attention.