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“FDA approval for the software would give people with schizophrenia a new sanctioned treatment option” https://t.co/qblVsfmufZ
"This proves that specific brain regions can be trained by means of video games."https://t.co/dmoEMbhgKX https://t.co/rmAAshQiX6
"when antipsychotic drugs were invented in the 1960s, they seemed revolutionary."https://t.co/42r17SArxV https://t.co/krb1jdROrb
"The concept of cognitive training for schizophrenic patients is not new."https://t.co/sQzZAICRVg https://t.co/WH9DdSVIgi
"Imagine if we actually had video games that shared true portrayals of mental illness and, in turn, educated people"https://t.co/PZ6x1w5P6C
"the game is interesting, even those patients with a general lack of motivation are spurred on to continue"https://t.co/vzR7xPUdzK
"shows that training can work—and it can work in ways that may have even more benefits than we originally suspected"https://t.co/RTQPO1rcPK
Create something.https://t.co/ZKUUiiLRKJ
Alternative thesis: "How *Games* Can Heal the Mental Health"https://t.co/tY5cBe33kK
The games we create:https://t.co/jjHMMsJafp
Thank you for making me feel like I'm adding value.https://t.co/Sp3CrDWRVV
"category of tools measure and assist the forming of stable and accurate semantic categories." #surfacemountcyborgshttps://t.co/gEVzTFvj5W