{"id":2134730,"date":"2023-12-27T17:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T22:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-mario-may-smash-depression-symptoms-new-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T17:26:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T22:26:17","slug":"super-mario-may-smash-depression-symptoms-new-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-mario-may-smash-depression-symptoms-new-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"New study finds Super Mario smashes depression symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuper-mario-may-smash-depression-symptoms-new-study-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2134730&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Playing Video Games May Help Alleviate Depression Symptoms, Study Finds<\/h2>\n<p>A recent psychology study conducted by German researchers\u200b has revealed\u2063 that\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-exclusive-auditors-selected-by-arizona-maricopa-county-board-of-supervisors-send-message-to-observers-f-you\/\" title=\"SHOCKING EXCLUSIVE: Auditors Selected by Arizona Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Send Message to Observers: \u201cF@#$ You\u201d\">playing video games<\/a>, particularly 3D games like \u200bSuper Mario, could potentially have a positive impact \u2062on individuals \u200bsuffering from\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-i-exercise-real-people-discuss-what-keeps-them-going\/\" title=\"Why I Exercise: Real People Discuss What Keeps Them Going\">major depressive disorder<\/a>. The \u200cstudy, published in Frontiers in Psychology, explored \u200dthe effects\u200d of 3D video games compared to 2D video games in\u2063 the \u200ctreatment of depression.<\/p>\n<p>The research team enlisted \u200d46 clinically depressed patients and divided them into\u2063 three groups. One group played the 3D game\u2064 Super Mario, another group played \u2062the \u20632D game Angry Birds, and the third \u200bgroup underwent traditional psychotherapy and medication treatment for \u200ddepression.<\/p>\n<p>After a six-week\u200d period, the group \u2062that played Super Mario\u2064 reported a \u200dnearly 50% decrease in depression symptoms and displayed a significantly higher motivation to continue\u200b treatment\u2064 compared to the other two groups.<\/p>\n<p>While the idea of using video games to treat depression is not entirely new, this study adds to\u2062 the growing body of evidence supporting its potential benefits. Previous studies conducted in 2015 and 2017 found that \u20643D games not \u2062only improved memory performance but also \u200bstimulated the hippocampus, a region of the brain associated\u2062 with learning.<\/p>\n<p>However, the researchers acknowledged that \u200bthe \u2064findings are limited due to \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/up-and-down-year-for-dodgers-superstar-kershaw-hits-embarrassing-low-in-historic-playoff-flameout\/\" title=\"Kershaw's rollercoaster year ends with embarrassing playoff exit.\">small \u2063sample size<\/a> and reliance on self-reporting. They recommend future studies to incorporate follow-up measurements and assessments using fMRI technology to examine\u200c brain\u200c activity.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these limitations, the researchers \u200bbelieve that video game\u200c training could\u2062 be a cost-effective and feasible intervention for \u2063patients with major depressive disorder \u200bwhen used in\u200b conjunction with regular treatment and therapy.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What limitations did the researchers acknowledge in their study on using video games as a treatment for depression, and what recommendations did they make for future research<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Playing \u2063video games may have a surprising benefit for individuals struggling with major depressive disorder, according to a \u2064recent psychology study by German researchers. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, focused on\u200c the\u200d effects of 3D video games versus \u20632D video games on depression symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The research \u2062team gathered 46\u2062 clinically depressed patients and divided them into three groups. One group played the 3D game Super Mario, another group played the 2D game Angry Birds, and the third group received traditional psychotherapy and medication treatment \u2062for depression.<\/p>\n<p>After\u200d a six-week period, the group that played Super Mario reported a nearly 50% decrease\u200b in depression symptoms\u2064 and showed a significantly higher motivation\u2064 to \u2064continue with their treatment \u2064compared \u200bto the other two groups.<\/p>\n<p>While the idea of using \u2064video games as a form of treatment for depression is not entirely new, this \u2063study\u200c adds to the\u2063 growing body of evidence supporting its potential benefits.\u2062 Previous studies conducted in 2015 and 2017 found that 3D games not only \u200bimproved memory \u200cperformance but also stimulated the hippocampus, a brain region associated with learning.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the\u2064 researchers acknowledged that the findings have some limitations. \u2064The study\u200c had a\u200c small sample\u2063 size, and the assessment relied on \u200dself-reporting.\u2062 To strengthen future\u200b studies, the researchers recommend incorporating follow-up measurements and assessments using fMRI\u2062 technology to examine brain activity.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these limitations, the researchers believe that video\u200c game training could be\u200c a cost-effective and feasible\u200b intervention for patients with major depressive disorder when \u200dused in conjunction with regular treatment and therapy.<\/p>\n<p>The findings\u2062 of this study provide hope for those suffering from depression and suggest that playing video games, particularly 3D \u200bgames like Super Mario, could play\u200b a role in alleviating symptoms and improving\u200d motivation. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-deepmind-ai-reveals-potential-for-thousands-of-new-materials\/\" title=\"Google DeepMind AI uncovers potential for numerous novel materials\">research opens<\/a>\u2062 up avenues\u2063 for further exploration and implementation of \u200dvideo games as a potential tool in the treatment of depression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depression symptoms, as per a recent German study. Focusing on 3D games, researchers discovered that playing Super Mario or similar games could be beneficial for treating major depressive disorder. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, suggests that video games have the potential to enhance mental well-being<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2134731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2134730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2134730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2134731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2134730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2134730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2134730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}