FeaturedNeuroscience·July 11, 2022·4 min readVideo Game Players Show Enhanced Brain Activity and Decision-Making SkillsVideo game players are faster and more accurate in their responses, and excel at decision-making tasks. The differences in accuracy and reaction time correlated with enhanced brain activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 15, 2020·6 min readTapping Gamers to Learn How People Problem-SolveHexxed, a new mobile game, is helping researchers find out how humans use strategies to solve problems, and how that differs from AI problem-solving abilities.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 17, 2019·3 min readDo video games drive obesity?Study contradicts the popular assumption that video gaming is associated with an increased risk of obesity in children and teenagers. However, researchers did find a small correlation between obesity and adult gamers.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 19, 2018·4 min readVideo Game Loot Boxes Similar to GamblingResearchers say video games that offer loot boxes containing items to give players an advantage increase gambling and risk taking behaviors in adolescents.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 30, 2017·4 min readGamers Have an Advantage in LearningPeople who play video games for more than 15 hours per week performed better in learning tasks and showed increased activity in brain areas associated with memory than non-gamers, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 1, 2017·6 min readHow Gamers Get GoodConsistent rituals and practice lead to better skilled video game players, a new study reports.Read More
