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96: Jane McGonigal | Gaming Your Way to Health and Happiness

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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How to Control Your Brain With VR

VR can be used to help people deal with pain, addiction or change a habit. Games like Tetris and Candy Crush Saga have been studied that you can shut off cravings for junk food by focusing on the visual part of your brain. "When we when we have that really immersive picture in our mind of what we want, then we almost can't stop ourselves from going and getting it," he says.

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