THE first ever prescription video game will be approved in America in 2018 to help children with ADHD, after a pivotal clinical trial.
Developer Akili says playing tailor-made video games can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to results from the study revealed on Mon.
Experts say it will pave the way for what would be the first such 'digital' prescription product.
The Wii game (pictured below)will be used to stimulate "specific cognitive neural systems" located inside the brain.
The term 'tortured artists' has been used to describe some of history's greatest painters, from Vincent Van Gogh to Pablo Picasso.
According to a new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science, personal unhappiness, particularly that experienced in times of mourning or bereavement, can actually cause a significant decrease in the value of an artist's work.
Paintings created in the year following the death of a friend or relative saw a decline in value of about 35% compared to the rest of the artist's catalogue.
The researchers analysed 10,000 paintings by 33 French impressionist artists and 2,000 paintings by American artists.
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