FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 20, 2023·6 min readGaming Our Morality: How Our Moral Compass Shifts When We Play Video GamesResearchers used a narrative video game, The Great Fire, to explore how players navigate ethical dilemmas. The team found that while players mostly ignore the game's morality meter for clear-cut moral decisions, they rely on it when choices are morally ambiguous.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 8, 2023·4 min readVideo Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive AbilitiesRegardless of the game type or length of time a child plays a video game, there is no correlation with a decline in cognitive ability, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 21, 2022·5 min readMany Adolescents Game a Lot Without Negative Effects on Their Wellbeing44% of adolescents who game heavily report a better sense of wellbeing than those who game less or don't play video games at all.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 24, 2022·8 min readVideo Gaming May Be Associated With Better Cognitive Performance in ChildrenChildren who play video games for three or more hours per day performed better on cognitive skill tests for working memory and impulse control than those who do not game.Read More
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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 13, 2022·4 min readVideo Games Can Boost Children’s IntelligenceChildren who spent above-average time playing video games increased their intelligence by approximately 2.5 IQ points above the average.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 17, 2022·5 min readImproving Reading Skills Through Action Video GamesA new study reveals a child's reading skills can be developed with the help of a newly designed child-friendly action video game.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 5, 2021·3 min readJust a Game? Study Shows No Evidence That Violent Video Games Lead To Real-Life ViolenceViolent video games may increase agitation in young children, but the agitation does not translate into violence against other people, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 28, 2021·4 min readAction Video Games Make Players Better Learners of Visual and Memory TasksVideo games high in action content help players to become quicker learners, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 5, 2021·4 min readVideo Game With Biofeedback Helps Kids and Teens Regulate Stress and AngerRAGE-Control, a video game system that utilizes biofeedback to regulate heart rate, reduces stress, oppositional behavior, and aggression by training children to stay calm during stressful and frustrating situations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 17, 2021·3 min readCommercial Video Games Could Help Treat Mental IllnessInexpensive, commercial video games may help those suffering from anxiety and depression to combat their symptoms. Researchers found that, in addition to conventional games, virtual reality games could help people overcome mental health problems.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 21, 2021·4 min readAchievement and Escapism Can Lead to Online Video Game AddictionAchievement motivation is one of the strongest predictors of video game addiction, a new study reports.Read More
