Call of Duty increases risk of Alzheimer's disease

The Telegraph ^ | 05/20/15

[Enlightened1]

[b4its2late]

I guess I’ve got to go back to playing Doom.

[mowowie]

I play Battlefield, guess i’ll be OK.
phew.....

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Give all the guys pink dresses to wear and that will counter the effects of the program.

[outofsalt]

pfl

[Fai Mao]

Uncharted Waters Online and Civilization didn’t make the list so I’m OK

[Still Thinking]

"We, however, also found action video game players use navigation strategies that rely on the caudate nucleus to a much greater degree than non video game players. Past research has shown people who rely on caudate nucleus dependent strategies have lower grey matter and functional brain activity in the hippocampus."

Doesn't address causality. Maybe video games appeal to "caudate thinkers". Wouldn't change the fact that avid players might be more at risk of Alzheimer's, if in fact that's true, but knowing whether gaming was causal would tell them whether to tone it down or not.

[Lazamataz]

This effect can be countered by shooting research scientists who come up with really ridiculous ‘studies’.

[AppyPappy]

I’m doing BF4 so I should be OK. I finally went through all levels of Prestige in COD:W@W

[piytar]

“Scientists say players navigate the screen using a key area of the brain called the caudate nucleus, which leads to loss of grey matter in the hippocampus.”

Does this statement make sense? Is it kind of like saying that exercising your legs makes your arms weaker?

[WayneS]

And here I was thinking a hippocampus was a college for the morbidly obese...

[Lazamataz]

I am so stealing that.

[WayneS]

You honor me, sir.

[demshateGod]

Adult Call of Duty players are 100% likely to become overgrown boys. While this country goes to crap, men are playing video games.

[MeshugeMikey]

here come the lawyers.

lawsuits aplenty to follow.

“Call of Duty made my son a complete vegetable....”

[mmichaels1970]

I assume for their study, they gathered a large sample size of 75-80 year olds who have played Call of Duty regularly.

[circlecity]

I would think if this were true that pilots and those who spend time in flight simulators would be at the same risk. Has there been a prevalence of Alzheimer’s among these groups?

[EQAndyBuzz]

I think liberals played leisure suit Larry.

Explains a lot.

[Resolute Conservative]

Am I affected by my days playing the last video game I played, Asteroids?

[Puppage]

And here I was thinking a hippocampus was a college for the morbidly obese...

Or, for the very cool.