MAY 13TH, 2024POSTED BY JADE MCCLAIN-NYU (Credit: Getty Images) You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. TAGS CHILDREN’S HEALTHGAMINGPARENTSSOCIAL LIVESWELL-BEINGUNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Video games can contribute to and support the well-being of children if they are designed with the needs of children in mind, according to new research....
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Playing video games may improve attention and memory, research finds
by Lero Depiction of two example sequences containing two correct moves (top) and an incorrect move and correction (bottom) for the Groton Maze Task. Each time a correct move is made, the corresponding tile flashes green. When an incorrect move is made, the corresponding tile flashes red. The right-most image highlights the 28 moves and...
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Video games can enhance decision-making skills, brain imaging study finds
By Rich Haridy July 13, 2022 Not only did gamers perform better on a decision-making task, but their brains responded differently compared to non-gamers Depositphotos A great deal of attention is often given to the negative effects of video games. Excessive game-playing can undoubtedly be detrimental for some people, taking time away from exercising and...
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Active video games provide alternative workout
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA IMAGE: A CHILD USES A VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET. CREDIT: PHOTO BY DOROTHY KOZLOWSKI/UGA Working out isn’t known for being fun. But new active video and virtual reality games may help change that. Exergaming, or active video gaming, may be the perfect introduction to helping people be more active, according to new research...
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Commercial video games could help treat mental illness
LERO Ireland, June 17, 2021: Popular video games have the potential to provide low-cost, easy access, effective and stigma-free support for some mental health issues, researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, have found. The team at Lero, a world leader in connected health research, said video games could be used...
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Playing video games as a child can improve working memory years later: study
by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya A number of studies have shown how playing video games can lead to structural changes in the brain, including increasing the size of some regions, or to functional changes, such as activating the areas responsible for attention or visual-spatial skills. New research from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has gone further...