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Shocking Pac-Man Helps Scientists with Fear Studies

A version of Pac-Man that administers electric shocks to gamers has been shedding light on how the human brain reacts to danger. Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging at UCL found that the closer the gamers got to danger, the more impulsive was their response. "In effect, the less free will you will have," explained the study leader, Dean Mobbs. More »

5:50 PM on Fri Aug 24 2007
By AddyDugdale
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