新華網11月6日電 據美國科技博客Gizmodo報導，還記不記得你媽媽經常朝你大喊大叫，說總玩電子遊戲會變傻？現在有科學家發現媽媽們錯了。一項新的研究顯示，連續兩個月每天玩半個小時「超級瑪麗64」能讓大腦容積「顯著」增大。
研究中提到的因果關係非常驚人。領導此次研究的Simon K hn說，「雖然以前的研究顯示玩電子遊戲會造成大腦結構不同的改變，目前的這項研究顯示了電子遊戲和大腦體積增大之間的直接因果關係。」
「這證明大腦的特定區域可能通過電子遊戲來進行訓練。」這對於治療士兵的「創傷後精神緊張性精神障礙」（PTSD）或類似疾病是非常有效的。
這條新聞確實看起來不錯，但是也別高興地太早。這項研究的樣本很小，只有23名成年人，所以不是每個人都會得到相同的結果。另外，玩太多的電子遊戲確實會導致大腦某一部分的萎縮。所以，你媽媽的話也不完全都是錯的。
譯者：林杉
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Playing Super Mario 64 Makes Your Brain Bigger
You know how your mom used to yell that playing video games would turn your brain into mush? Turns out she was exactly wrong. A new study shows that playing Super Mario 64 for half an hour a day over the course of two months causes a "significant" increase in brain size.
What makes this study compelling is that causation bit. "While previous studies have shown differences in brain structure of video gamers, the present study can demonstrate the direct causal link between video gaming and a volumetric brain increase," says study leader Simon K hn. "This proves that specific brain regions can be trained by means of video games." And that's a really good thing when it comes to stuff like helping soldiers recover from PTSD.
This is neat news, but don't go crazy with it. The study was relatively small—just 23 adults—so not everybody will get the same results. Plus, playing too many video games can actually make certain parts of your brain shrink. So actually, your mom was half right.
(原標題：玩「超級瑪麗64」能讓大腦變大？)
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