Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children

Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children | National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Additional research necessary to parse potential benefits and harms of video games on the developing brain

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We could have told them that :081:

Does it have the same effect for adults? :grinning:

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I played video games when I was young, and I did good in school. So maybe there’s some truth to it. :nerd_face:

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I might be wrong here, but I’m sure similar studies have been done on older people (ie those who might be susceptible to things like Alzheimer’s) with equally positive results…