Comments on: Is it the Brain or the Game? Gender Differences in Gaming http://brainblogger.com/2008/03/06/is-it-the-brain-or-the-game/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:46:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: UriSharehttp://brainblogger.com/2008/03/06/is-it-the-brain-or-the-game/#comment-99061 UriShare Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:05:55 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/2008/03/06/is-it-the-brain-or-the-game/#comment-99061 [...] Is it the brain or the game? gender differences in gaming If we take video gaming out of its narrow context of two teenage geeks furiously clawing their consoles in a death match, to its broader modern context, I do think that the problem why men have "traditionally" found video games more reward Submitted: 3 minutes ago Category: Gaming Submitter: RssFeed Website: brainblogger.com Report this link: Click here to report Comments: 0 [...] [...] Is it the brain or the game? gender differences in gaming If we take video gaming out of its narrow context of two teenage geeks furiously clawing their consoles in a death match, to its broader modern context, I do think that the problem why men have “traditionally” found video games more reward Submitted: 3 minutes ago Category: Gaming Submitter: RssFeed Website: brainblogger.com Report this link: Click here to report Comments: 0 [...]

]]> By: wolfhttp://brainblogger.com/2008/03/06/is-it-the-brain-or-the-game/#comment-98246 wolf Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:18:32 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/2008/03/06/is-it-the-brain-or-the-game/#comment-98246 Have a look at <a href="http://factsandfactoranalysis.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/brains-video-games-and-experimental-design-analysis/" rel="nofollow">Facts and factor analysis</a>.I do think that Hoeft et al.'s study is fundamentally flawed in another way --- they didn't control success in the video game. The results don't really indicate gender differences in the reward system, but solely in reacting to success in the game. Since men were more successful, their brain's reward system was more highly activated. Have a look at Facts and factor analysis.

I do think that Hoeft et al.’s study is fundamentally flawed in another way — they didn’t control success in the video game. The results don’t really indicate gender differences in the reward system, but solely in reacting to success in the game. Since men were more successful, their brain’s reward system was more highly activated.

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