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New research shows that playing video games could improve the vision of people born with cataracts, the Daily Mail reported.

Doctor Daphne Maurer, a Psychologist at McMaster University in Canada, said: "After playing an action video game for just 40 hours over four weeks, the patients were better at seeing small print, the direction of moving dots, and the identity of faces."

Dr Maurer is internationally known for her work on "synaesthetes" -- a condition that makes people's brains link different senses. （点击《每日邮报》查看原文）

电脑游戏可治白内障

       据英国《每日邮报》报道，最新研究发现，先天性白内障病人若玩某种电脑游戏，可有效缓解症状。

       来自加拿大麦克马斯特大学的达芙妮·毛雷尔博士称：“四周时间内，玩一个动作电脑游戏40小时，病人即可看到小型图案及光标移动的轨迹，并能辨识人脸。”

       大脑与不同感官之间的连接状况被称为“连带感觉”，毛雷尔博士在此课题的研究享誉国际。

(China.org.cn February 24, 2012)