Can Tetris Be Used To Treat Trauma? - Extra Credits Gaming (Patreon)

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2022-11-01 17:30:01

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Can Tetris be used to help treat trauma? Cognitive behavior specialists help with reducing flashbacks and traumatic memories but professor Emily Holmes has come up with a new idea on how to reduce the occurrence and severity of these flashbacks with new research in preventive care. One that uses the building blocks of Tetris to change the way our brains turn experiences into memories.

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Can Tetris Be Used To Treat Trauma? - Extra Credits Gaming

For 60% off with HelloFresh plus FREE shipping, use code EXTRACREDITS60 at https://bit.ly/3DdY2EH ! "Cognitive behavior specialists are always working to reduce traumatic memories and flashbacks. In line with that mission, professor Emily Holmes began researching a new idea on how to lower the occurrence and severity of these flashbacks via an experimental preventive care method - one that uses Tetris to engage with a patient's mind in hopes to affect how long-term traumatic memories are formed. But is this method "too good to be true?" --- Links to the Research --- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678449/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-020-01124-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/mp201723 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31036259/ ---- Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! ---- Check out our community guidelines so we can have MORE high-quality conversations: https://www.extracredits.site/extra-credits-community-code-of-con ---- Want to support the people who make this show? ---- Become a Patreon Member & Vote on future Extra History episodes! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Or show off your fandom with our merch! http://extracredits.store/ ---- Want more Extra Credits? Subscribe and Follow us on Social Media! ---- Twitter: http://bit.ly/ECTweet Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Twitch: http://bit.ly/ECtwitch TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@extracreditz Website: http://extracredits.site/ ---- Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: extracredits@standard.tv ---- ♪ Intro Music: "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM - http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♪ Outro Music: "Dreaming in Pixels" by Tiffany Roman #ExtraCredits #Gaming #GameDesign