January 21, 2008
Wii Preparation for Surgeons
Years ago we had reports that our Desert Storm pilots were better than their former colleagues, due to being raised as children with video games. Now, we a have a study that shows surgeons that warm up or train on Wii perform better in surgeries.
Game players scored nearly 50% higher on tool control and overall performance than other trainees.Source: 'Wii warm-up' good for surgeons from BBC News (January 17, 2008)
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