Video games have been maligned by many as "a mindless activity," but playing them may be good for the brain, says a researcher who is conducting studies on the possible benefits. It seems that people who play video games tend to make about eight per cent fewer errors when performing a memory manipulation task, he said, and were about 45 milliseconds faster than non-video game players. Now, I wonder what's the side-effects?
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Tags: Video Games | Beneficial | Brain
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