FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·December 8, 2015·3 min read3D Video Games Can Help Boost Memory FormationResearchers report playing 3D video games can help boost memory formation.Read More
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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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 3, 2017·3 min readActive Gaming is Good For Brain Health and MemoryAccording to researchers, playing video games that involve physical activity can help to boost memory and brain health as we age.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 19, 2021·6 min readBoys Who Play Video Games Have Lower Depression RiskEleven-year-old boys who play video games often are less likely to develop symptoms of depression three years later than their peers who don't.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 15, 2019·2 min readCan videogames promote emotional intelligence in teenagers?Study finds video games can be helpful to promote emotional intelligence in adolescents.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 7, 2015·3 min readChildren of Anxious Parents Play Violent Video Games More OftenAccording to a new study, parents who are more emotional and anxious are more likely to allow their children to play violent video games more often than parents who are warm and restrictive.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 24, 2015·4 min readCombat Veterans PTSD Symptoms Helped With Attention Controlled Video GamesNew studies report that a computerized attention control training program can reduce the effects of PTSD in combat veterans.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 12, 2019·3 min readCould playing computer games improve your peripheral vision?Peripheral awareness is improved significantly by playing video games designed around peripheral vision.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 24, 2018·5 min readCould Playing Fortnite Lead to Video Game Addiction? The WHO Says Yes, But Others DisagreeDespite 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
