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Video game playing tied to creativity
Both boys and girls who play video games tend to be more creative, regardless of whether the games are violent or nonviolent,...
Video games used in new treatment fixes ‘lazy eye’ in older children
A new study conducted in an eye clinic in India found that correction of amblyopia, also called “lazy eye,” can...
Computer games help people with Parkinson’s disease
Playing computer-based physical therapy games can help people with Parkinson’s disease improve their gait and balance,...
Violent first-person shooter video games emotionally desensitizing
After excessively violent events, shoot ‘em up games regularly come under scrutiny. In Norway, several first-person...
Viewing computer images causes long-term changes in nerve cell connections
Viewing two-dimensional images of the environment, as they occur in computer games, leads to sustained changes in the strength...
Researcher suggests video games may not boost cognition
Wouldn’t it be nice if all those hours kids spent glued to their PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo DS video games...
Parents’ behavior linked to kids’ videogame playing
Children who think their parents are poor monitors or nag a lot tend to play videogames more than other kids, according to...
Playing highly competitive video games may lead to aggressive behavior
While most research into video games and aggressive behavior has focused on violent games, competitiveness may be the main...
Do violent video games really make us violent?
Two lecturers at the University of Huddersfield have uncovered new research that contradicts a wide stream of consciousness...
Getting to the heart of the appeal of videogames
People spend 3 billion hours a week playing videogames but little is known scientifically about why they are actually fun...
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