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Computer Gamers Help Push Frontier Of Brain Research

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Computer Gamers Help Push Frontier Of Brain Research

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March 15, 2013
by Saira Mortier

nprscienceOur director Zoran Popović was interviewed by NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca this morning in a segement titled Wanna Play? Computer Gamers Help Push Frontier Of Brain Research. Listen to the whole story or check out a transcript of the segement which features discussion on  Foldit and how video games are changing the landscape of scientific research and discovery.

Blog tags: Foldit / NPR / Zoran Popović

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