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
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
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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 4, 2020·5 min readUsing a Video Game to Understand the Origin of EmotionsUsing fMRI neuroimaging to evaluate the emotional state of people playing video games, researchers found different emotional components recruit several neural networks in parallel distribution throughout the brain. The transient synchronization between the different emotional components translates to different emotional states.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 20, 2020·3 min readTime Spent Playing Video Games Can Be Good for Your Well BeingThose who play video games are more likely to report experiencing positive emotions and better overall well-being.Read More
