Can 3D films make you SMARTER? Watching immersive movies could boost your brain power, study claims
Paying over the odds for a ticket to see a film in 3D is the bane of many a cinema-goer's life.
花高價買票看3D電影是許多電影院常客的煩惱之源。
But there may be a benefit to doing so, as a study has claimed that 3D films exercise the brain and improve short-term functioning in a similar way to brain-training tests.
They also carried out a brain-training-style test before and after seeing a segment from the film.
在觀看電影一小段的片段之前和之后,他們還分別進行了類似腦部訓練的測試。
The test covered memory, reaction times and cognitive function, and the results were subsequently compared.
測試內容包括記憶力、反應時間和認知功能的測試,這些測試的結果隨后被用來進行比較。
According to the research, which was carried out in partnership with science group Thrill Laboratory, participants experienced a 23 per cent increase in cognitive processing, as well as an 11 per cent increase in reaction times.
Dr Fagan said that the results showed enough of an improvement in brain function to suggest that 3D could play a part in improving brain power in the future.
費根博士指出,研究結果足以顯示大腦的功能得到了改善,因此在未來,3D可以在改善腦力方面發揮作用。
'These findings are more significant than you might think,' he said.
他說:“這些調查結果比你想象中的還更有意義。”
'It is a fact that people are living longer and there is a noticeable decline in cognitive brain function in old age which can impair future quality of life.
'There has never been a better time to look at ways to improve brain function.
“到目前為止,從未有過比這更好的一次機會,能夠研究如何改善大腦功能。”
'The initial results of this study indicate that 3D films may potentially play a role in slowing this decline.'
“這項研究的初步結果表明,3D電影或許可以在減緩這種衰退中發揮作用。”
A second part of the experiment involved those watching the film being fitted with headsets that scanned brain activity and this too showed heightened activity when watching 3D.
According to the results, participants were seven per cent more engaged with what they were watching, adding to the argument that 3D movies are more like watching real-life - something Professor Brendan Walker from Thrill Laboratory agreed with.
'A seven per cent rise in emotional engagement is extremely noteworthy. Watching in 3D gives the viewer such an enriched and quality experience, as these results show,' he said.
'In evolutionary terms, the results of both parts of the test certainly make sense,' Dr Fagan added.
“從進化論的角度來說,兩部分測試的結果當然都是很有意義的,”費根博士補充道。
'As Professor Brendan Walker's test concluded, 3D films are more immersive, heighten the senses and induce emotional arousal - this, in turn, makes the brain run at quicker speeds.'