PALO ALTO, Calif. (KCBS) -- There's a reason your son, brother or husband can't tear themselves away from the X-Box, Wii, Nintendo DS or any other video game system, according to researchers at Stanford University.
A first-of-its-kind imaging study showed that the part of the brain that generates rewarding feelings is more active in men than women during video game play, said senior research scientist, Dr. Fumiko Hayft.
She said this may explain why boys and men are more attracted to video games than girls or women.
More than 230 million video and computer games were sold in 2005, and polls show that 40 percent of Americans play games on a computer or console.
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KCBS' Rebecca Corral reports
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