Students Outperform Residents on Simulations

In a study conducted at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB), high school and college video game veterans were pitted against surgical residents. Subjects were judged on a variety of skills in a surgical simulation using robotic arms. Out of all the age brackets considered, 9th graders outperformed their cohorts in skills related to manual dexterity. In a follow-up study that demanded more surgical expertise and less hand-eye coordination, the residents outperformed the younger students. From Science Daily:

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