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  1. Oct 2017
    1. We are now exploring at UCSF, at our center, creating video games, which we know young people certainly enjoy playing, that are not just entertaining and engaging but take principles like meditation and exercise and music and bring them into a game environment to help improve these very fundamental abilities of the mind.

      Video games are fun but are mainly played for enjoyment. That does not rule out the possibility that certain games can be educational.

    2. Correct. We see it in other primates and we believe that this is sort of a hijacking or an evolution of that same system that was critical for our survival in terms of seeking out food has now been directed at seeking out information.

      It seems like now we crave technology like we crave food water and shelter.