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·January 3, 2019·4 min read

Video Game Based ‘Digital Medicine’ May Help Children with ASD and Co-Occurring ADHD

Study confirms the acceptability, feasibility and safety for using Project: EVO, a action video game experience, for children on the autism spectrum with co-occurring ADHD.

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·August 8, 2018·6 min read

Video Game May Improve Empathy in Middle Schoolers

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.

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·June 24, 2018·5 min read

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

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.

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·June 19, 2018·4 min read

Video Game Loot Boxes Similar to Gambling

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

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·March 16, 2018·4 min read

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

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

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·February 23, 2018·5 min read

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

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.

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·February 18, 2018·3 min read

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

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.

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·January 16, 2018·5 min read

No Evidence to Support Link Between Violent Video Games and Behavior

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.

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·December 12, 2017·6 min read

Action Games Expand the Brain’s Cognitive Abilities

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.

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·December 6, 2017·5 min read

Some Video Games Are Good For Older Adults’ Brains

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.

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·November 16, 2017·4 min read

Multiplayer Video Games: Link Between Skill and Intelligence Discovered

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.

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·September 30, 2017·4 min read

Gamers Have an Advantage in Learning

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.