🔗 Not Exactly Rocket Science : Tetris to prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder flashbacks
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Holmes's idea is that playing Tetris after a shocking event would take up the same mental resources that would normally be used to consolidate future flashbacks. In doing so, the notoriously addictive game could act as a "cognitive vaccine" against PTSD and provide an ironic example of a video game actually being good for you...