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This is the original article: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057372#s4 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%
by pazimzadeh 14y ago
This is the original article: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057372#s4 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjourna....
Laparoscopic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery done by sticking a camera inside the abdomen through a small incision, along with two handles [http://iahcsmm.org/Recertification/LessonPlans/images/CIS210pics/figure2-2.gif http://iahcsmm.org/Recertification/LessonPlans/images/CIS210...] which can be equipped with various tools in order to perform the surgery.
The findings make sense because people who play video games are likely better at navigating a 3D world on a 2D screen.
Here's what the surgeon sees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7nZaKrDQDo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7nZaKrDQDo.
Surgeons train for laparoscopic surgery by performing exercises on haptic feedback enabled machines, which is quite similar to the experience of playing a video game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSSpz3S01tQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSSpz3S01tQ.