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3D movies are good for the brain
Last reviewed: 02.07.2025
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The world's leading 3D technology provider decided to conduct a study to find out how watching movies in different formats affects brain activity. The experts decided to study the traditional format and the increasingly popular 3D graphics, the London Vue cinema was chosen as the venue for the experiment, and Patrick Fagan (a neurologist at Goldsmiths College) and Brandon Walker (a researcher at the Thrill laboratory) were invited as the main experts. It is worth noting that Professor Walker presented his own invention for the study - a device that monitors brain activity.
100 people were invited for the study, each of whom first passed a special intelligence test, which has some similarity with the IQ test. After passing the test, the scientists divided the volunteers into 2 groups, the first was shown the cartoon of the Dinsey company "City of Heroes" in the usual 2D format, and the second in 3D.
After the film session, the participant had to take the intelligence test again. Then the scientists compared the test results before and after the film session. In addition, the specialists took into account the indicators of Professor Walker's device. As a result, it was found that watching a film with a 3D image helps to increase the reaction speed of the brain by 5 times, compared to the usual film format, also improves perception by 11% (after 2D - by 2%), interest in a film with 3D graphics increases by 7%, cognitive functions - twice.
The researchers themselves note that the study may be useful in medicine – according to experts, the 3D format may help prevent a number of changes that occur in the brain with age. Scientists also note that films with 3D graphics can be used to stimulate the brain, which may be useful for people whose professional activities require increased reaction (emergency workers, surgeons, etc.).
By the way, the work of the brain can be influenced by various factors, including the feelings that a person experiences. Recently, an international group of scientists from the USA and China found out that if a person is in love, the brain perceives the world around him in a completely different way, since falling in love increases brain activity.
These conclusions were made after a study was conducted with the participation of 100 volunteers who either experienced the feeling of being in love, or had not fallen in love for quite a long time after previous unsuccessful experiences, and among the participants there were also those who consciously chose loneliness.
The young people underwent MRI, the results of which showed that volunteers in a state of love had higher brain activity than other participants. As scientists noted, people in love have a more positive attitude towards life, they are open to new knowledge. Brain activity in guys who had recently experienced a difficult breakup was very low, and in the group who consciously remained single, no changes in brain function were found.
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