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Video Game May Improve Empathy in Middle Schoolers

Neuroscience NewsAugust 8, 2018

Researchers report a new video game aimed at middle school children can help boost empathy and prosocial behavior. The study reports children exposed to the game showed greater connectivity between brain networks linked to emotional regulation and perspective taking.... Read More...

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Could Playing Fortnite Lead to Video Game Addiction? The WHO Says Yes, But Others Disagree

Neuroscience NewsJune 24, 2018

Despite the WHO recently recognizing 'gaming disorder', researchers say only 1% of gamers may fit the criteria for diagnosis. A new paper looks at the positive, and negative, implications of gaming.... Read More...

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Video Game Loot Boxes Similar to Gambling

Neuroscience NewsJune 19, 2018

Researchers say video games that offer loot boxes containing items to give players an advantage increase gambling and risk taking behaviors in adolescents.... Read More...

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Crowdsourcing Brain Mapping with Gaming Helps Identify 6 New Neuron Types

Neuroscience NewsMay 17, 2018

Players of the popular online brain mapping game Eyewire have assisted in identifying six new neuron types, researchers report.... Read More...

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Daily Dose of Violent Video Games Has No Long Term Effect on Adult Aggression

Neuroscience NewsMarch 16, 2018

A long term study finds no link between frequently playing violent video games and increased levels of aggression in adults.... Read More...

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It’s Time to End the Debate About Violence and Video Games

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 23, 2018

Researchers comment on the perceived link between violence and video games. They conclude claims that there is consistent scientific evidence that video gaming encourages violence, are false. ... Read More...

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One Hour of Video Gaming Can Increase the Brain’s Ability to Focus

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2018

Researchers report playing action video games increases performance on visual selective activities. Players had increased focus on relevant visual information while suppressing less relevant information.... Read More...

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No Evidence to Support Link Between Violent Video Games and Behavior

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2018

A new study from University of York researchers backs up previous findings that there is no evidence to support the theory that violent video games increase real life aggressive behavior in gamers.... Read More...

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Action Games Expand the Brain’s Cognitive Abilities

Neuroscience NewsDecember 12, 2017

A new study reports people who play action style video games showed an increase in cognitive skills compared to those who played other types of games.... Read More...

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Some Video Games Are Good For Older Adults’ Brains

Neuroscience NewsDecember 6, 2017

Using the classic Nintendo game, Super Mario 64, researchers discover playing 3D platform games could help older brains to stave off mild cognitive impairment. Researchers report older people who played the video game had gray matter increases in the cerebellum, hippocampus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.... Read More...

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Multiplayer Video Games: Link Between Skill and Intelligence Discovered

Neuroscience NewsNovember 16, 2017

Some MOBA video games can act like an IQ test, researchers report. In a new PLOS ONE study, researchers note a correlation between skill in action strategy games, like DOTA2, and high IQ. The correlation is similar to that seen between intelligence and ability in more traditional games like chess.... Read More...

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Gamers Have an Advantage in Learning

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 30, 2017

People 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...

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Neuroscience

New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

Inflammation inhibitor blocks neurodevelopmental disorders in mouse model

Neurology

New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury

Inflammation inhibitor blocks neurodevelopmental disorders in mouse model

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AI

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Robotics

The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Psychology

Trigger Warnings Do Little to Reduce People’s Distress, Research Shows

Deep brain stimulation provides sustained relief for severe depression

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Video Game Loot Boxes Similar to Gambling

Crowdsourcing Brain Mapping with Gaming Helps Identify 6 New Neuron Types

Daily Dose of Violent Video Games Has No Long Term Effect on Adult Aggression

It’s Time to End the Debate About Violence and Video Games

One Hour of Video Gaming Can Increase the Brain’s Ability to Focus

No Evidence to Support Link Between Violent Video Games and Behavior

Action Games Expand the Brain’s Cognitive Abilities

Some Video Games Are Good For Older Adults’ Brains

Multiplayer Video Games: Link Between Skill and Intelligence Discovered

Gamers Have an Advantage in Learning