The Brain-Boosting Power of Video Games

Author: Bavelier, D.; Green, C.S.

Description: “Shooting zombies and repelling aliens can lead to lasting improvement in mental skills. Fast-paced shooter games did not always grace lists of brain-enhancing activities. For the past 15 years, however, a number of studies have found that playing them frequently changes various aspects of cognition for the better.”

Subject headings: Brain/physiology; Cognition/physiology; Humans; Mental Processes/physiology; Therapeutics/methods; Video Games

Publication year: 2016

Journal or book title: Scientific American

Volume: 315

Issue: 1

Pages: 26-31

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Type: Journal Article

Serial number: 1649