This case-control study of 2217 children showed enhanced cognitive performance in children who played video games vs those who did not.
Bader Chaarani, PhD and his associates in the Department of #Psychiatry, University of Vermont, found that children who played video games exhibited better cognitive performance involving response inhibition and working memory as well as altered BOLD signal in key regions of the cortex responsible for visual, attention, and memory processing.
The findings are consistent with videogaming improving cognitive abilities that involve response inhibition and working memory, altering their underlying cortical pathways.
So, looks like some games might just make you smarter… (better hope the kids don’t figure this out before you do)…
Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2797596
