"Computer Gamers Help Push Frontier of Brain Research", reads the headline on the www.npr.org site today.
Interesting!
Gaming... research... what? How exactly does this work?
If you're a computer gamer or are interested in trying it out, you can help scientists just by playing!
Scientists are trying to chart out the millions of nerve connections in the brain. There are countless numbers of neurons, far more than they would be able to quickly chart on their own.
This is where we all come in! They've turned their dilemma into a game and asked the public to help out.
Read the whole article on playing computer games to help scientific research here:
www.npr.org/2013/03/05/173435599/wanna-play-computer-gamers-help-push-frontier-of-brain-research
Then, go to eyewire.org/ to play.
It's harder than it looks - I'm still on the novice level!
Do you think you can beat my high score?
