The current study examined electrical brain activation in adolescent participants playing three different video games. Forty-five school aged children (M=14.3 years, SD=1.5) were randomly assigned to play either a violent game, non-violent game, or a non-violent game specifically designed to "...
“Video games are played by the overwhelming majority of our youth more than three hours every week, but the beneficial effects on decision-making abilities and the brain are not exactly known,” said lead researcher Mukesh Dhamala, associate professor in Georgia State’s Departm...
We hypothesized that desire for Internet video games during cue presentation would activate similar brain regions to those that have been linked with craving for drugs or pathologic gambling. Methods This study involved the acquisition of diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging and functional magnetic ...
These effects have also been shown to be trainable in those who do not already play video games (Anguera et al., 2013; Wuand and Spence, 2013; Lynch et al., 2010; Rosser, 2007). While these studies show that video game playing has cognitive benefits for certain tasks and that video ...
Action video games train the brain to create perceptual templates faster than ever. Think about it like becoming a detective who’s super quick at picking out clues and solving mysteries, but with pixels and power-ups instead of magnifying glasses and trench coats. Stimulating Activity for the ...
Contrary to popular belief that video games are a waste of time, evidence suggests they can stimulate brain activity, improve problem-solving skills, enhance focus and attention, boost spatial reasoning, and refine memory and decision-making abilities. This article explores the impact of video games...
Frequent players of video games show superior sensorimotor decision-making skills and enhanced activity in key regions of the brain as compared to non-players, according to a recent study by Georgia State University researchers. The authors, who usedfunctional magnetic resonanceimaging (FMRI) in the...
Another finding was that playing computer games can actually increase the size and efficiency of brain regions responsible for visuospatial skills. Sited in thehippocampus, the area in question was markedly more developed and larger. Thehippocampusis also responsible for regulating emotions,and long-term...
Previous studies have found differences inbrain activitybetween action videogame players and non-players, but these could have been attributed to pre-existing differences in the brains of those predisposed to playing videogames and those who avoid them. This is the first time research has attributed...
Let's face it; playing video games is often thought of as an activity that promotes a sedentary lifestyle, not one that exercises the brain. But there have been studies that suggest that video games can be beneficial for improving cognitive functions, such as memory, problem-solving, and mul...