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ゲーム脳
ゲームのう
1. [n]
▶ game brain
▶ [expl] damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori



History:
6. A 2022-01-01 20:27:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2022-01-01 16:45:24  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr: ビデオゲームを習慣的に行うことで,感情や思考,創造性などをつかさどる大脳の前頭前野の働きが機能不全に陥るとする仮説。
https://www.keisen.ac.jp/dictionary/2009/12/post-6.html
"テレビゲームや携帯ゲームなどの映像を使ったゲームに多くの時間を割くことによって、脳の前頭前野の活動が低下した状態を呼びます。"
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ゲーム脳
"ゲーム脳は、日本大学文理学部体育学科教授で脳科学者である森昭雄が、2002年7月に出版した著書『ゲーム脳の恐怖(NHK出版)において提示した前頭前野のβ波が低下した状態を表す造語である。"
  Comments:
According to the definitions/descriptions I could find online, it doesn't refer to the brain itself.
I think we need to make clear that this isn't a medically recognised condition.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +11,0 @@
-<s_inf>term coined by physiologist Akio Mori</s_inf>
@@ -14 +13 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">brain that has been damaged in the prefrontal region from excessive playing of video games</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori</gloss>
4. A* 2022-01-01 14:59:08  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
enwiki has it as "gameR brain"
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=game+brain,+gamer+brain&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&direct_url=t1;,game brain;,c0

the expl states this is a _theory_ but I think it's the _brain_ that's been affected by video games
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">theory that excessive use of video games causes damage to the prefrontal region of the brain</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">brain that has been damaged in the prefrontal region from excessive playing of video games</gloss>
3. A* 2022-01-01 12:03:28  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_brain
  Comments:
Considered pseudoscience.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<s_inf>term coined by physiologist Akio Mori</s_inf>
@@ -13 +14 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">dementia caused by overuse of electronic games</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">theory that excessive use of video games causes damage to the prefrontal region of the brain</gloss>
2. A 2016-04-26 00:40:35  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
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