A recent study shows that men are more likely to get addicted to games than women. I think this is a surprise to substantially less than 100 people in the world.
The study looked at how the brains of 22 young gamers – half of them male, half female – reacted when playing a simple video ball game. The researchers found that men’s brains had a higher activity in the mesocorticolimbic system.
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Acquiring as much territory in a computer game environment is more rewarding for men than for women, the study showed. Reiss wasn’t surprised: “I think it’s fair to say that males tend to be more intrinsically territorial. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out who historically are the conquerors and tyrants of our species – they’re the males.â€Â
Might explain the jealous boyfriend thing, too, I’m guessing.
[tags]Games, Territorial, Gaming addiction[/tags]