Fighting dementia with gaming

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A mobile game that challenges a gamer's spatial navigation has generated the "largest-ever dementia study":https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2016/may/19/sea-hero-quest-mobile-game-dementia-alzheimers-disease-spatial-navigation. More than 2.4 million people have played 'Sea Hero Quest' since it was launched in May, generating the equivalent of more than 9,000 years' worth of lab-based research. It has shown scientists that human spatial navigation - crucial to understanding dem… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/11/30/fighting-dementia-with-gaming euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts. Subscribe for your dose of space and sci-tech: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronewsknowledge Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

Published 2016-11-30 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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