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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain (theconversation.com)
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Researchers believe the association between navigation-heavy work and lower Alzheimer’s risk centers on the hippocampus, a part of the brain that governs memory and spatial navigation. It’s one of the first brain regions that Alzheimer’s damages: Problems with spatial navigation and orientation are among the earliest signs of the disease, sometimes surfacing before obvious memory loss.

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[–] 29 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Conclusion: Gamers should play games without relying on hud/minimap/gps when possible.

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  • [–] 16 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

    I wish more games used proper diegetic design to convey stuff instead of relying so much on HUDs all the time.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Saaaaaammmme. I like how Ghost of Tsushima has in world environmental cues to find collectibles so you can still find them without having all the marks on the map, not sure if you can turn off your own location on the map but I love when games do that too. I really liked the realistic world map mod for Skyrim along with another mod that adds loads of road signs.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    Oh I gotta try that on Skyrim when the unavoidable urge to redownload and mod it to hell and back arises again October, I don't know why it happens in October, but it's like that every years like clockwork.

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