In the endless debate of whether or not video games are bad for you, or even possibly good for you, a new study provides insight into the matter once more. In a study that consisted of nearly 2,000 children, the ones that played video games for three hours a day or more did better than other children that did not play video games, when it came to skills like impulse control and memory. This is part of an ongoing study on cognitive development in adolescents. An MRI of the observed children in the video game-playing group showed that they had higher brain activity in the parts of their brains related to memory and attention, while the having less activity in the part of their brain that handles vision. The reasoning behind the latter statistic is attributed to the fact that kids who play games have brains that are more efficient at handling visual processing, because of the repetition and practice that video games require.

This study does not confirm ones that have come before it, that claim video games cause children or even adults to be more aggressive or depressed. However, they will continue to track that as the children mature, as this is a long-term study. Researchers involved say that despite the results, it doesn't mean you should allow kids to play video games endlessly, nor does it mean that any video game in general can cause a correlation to improved cognitive performance; the genre of game may impact that aspect, a detail that was not specified or studied.

While we cannot say whether playing video games regularly caused superior neurocognitive performance, it is an encouraging finding, and one that we must continue to investigate in these children as they transition into adolescence and young adulthood

The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD Study) is a long-term study taking place in the United States, which tracks the development of over 12,000 children as they age, and various factors that help or hinder their growth.

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[AWESOMEGAMER]

Well
Minecraft Terraria Sim City and The Sims players are more complex than ever
Those games are not easy have you seen the kind of stuff they make and build, and make with custom content.
Let alone the mods, the mods are great terror masters.

 

[Luke94]

I played Minecraft,Disney Hercules,inFamous 1,inFamous 2,Sly Cooper HD Trilogy/The Sly Trilogy for Sony PlayStation 3,Sly Cooper Thieves in Time,original Crash Bandicoot 1 for Sony PlayStation One,Crash Bandicoot 2,Crash Bandicoot 3,Crash Bandicoot The Wraith of Cortex,Crash of the Titans,Crash Mind Over Mutant,Uncharted 3 for Sony PlayStation 3,Uncharted 4 on Sony PlayStation 4,Horizon Zero Dawn for Sony PlayStation 4,Cuphead on PC,Freedom Planet 1 on PC,Shantae 1 on Nintendo 3DS,original Kirby 1 on Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console,PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale for Sony PlayStation 3,Ed + Edd ’N Eddy Misadventures for Sony PlayStation 2,Dust An Elysian Tail on PC Microsoft Windows 7.

 

[CoolMe]

I was attached to MRI. I played myself some videogames Sonic the Hedgehog 1,Sonic the Hedgehog 2,Bionicles(Point and Click genre),some racing game(from some german CD-ROM PC game demos physical copy),The Sims 1 Bingo(my Sim NPC was so dumb I think as far as I remember to the point that he or she burned out some house probably his or her),some Tennis videogame for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis,some two Hockey games for Sega Mega Drive,Gunstar Heroes,Chuck Rock,Batman,Zombies Ate My Neighbors for Sega Mega Drive,Sonic the Hedgehog 1,Sonic the Hedgehog 1,Sonic the Hedgehog 2,The Batman(oh it looks like I mentioned it twice),original Super Mario Bros. 1 for Nintendo Entertainment System,Duck Hunt,probably Contra,but rather at Museum of Retro Videogames(in history-Arcade Machine Cabinet),Rayman 1,Rayman 2,Rayman 3,Rayman Hoodlum’s Revenge,Rayman 3 for Nintendo GameBoy Advance,Jill of the Jungle 1,Jill of the Jungle 2,Jill of the Jungle 3,Pac-Man World 2,original Ratchet and Clank 1 for Sony PlayStation 2,Ratchet and Clank 2,Ratchet and Clank 3,Ratchet Gladiator,Ratchet and Clank Size Matters,Secret Agent Clank,Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of the Destruction for Sony PlayStation 3,Ratchet and Clank Future Quest For Booty,Ratchet and Clank Future A Crack in Time,Ratchet and Clank All Four One,Ratchet and Clank Nexus,remake/reboot of original Ratchet and Clank videogame series for Sony PlayStation 4,Jazz Jackrabbit 1,Jazz Jackrabbit 2,Doom(2016),Doom Eternal,Unreal 1,original Unreal Tournament,Fortnite Battle Royale(just only once or twice-it’s not for me very lame brand new indie game). I prefer FPS/Arena Shooters/2D-3D Platformers rather than videogame genre of simulators. I guess people with futuristic RFID Microchips Nanoaugumentations(technological evolution)inside MRI might be riccochet bouncing like in Sonic Spinball. I also played Sonic Heroes on Microsoft Windows 7(probably),Sonic Mega Collection Plus,MOTHER 2/EarthBound,MOTHER 1/EarthBound Beginnings on Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console,Undertale,Super Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U,Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS,Super Metroid on Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console,Shadow Complex,Rayman Raving Rabidds(NGBA,Microsoft Windows PC),Sonic the Hedgehog(2006),Sonic Unleashed,Sonic Adventure 1 HD,Sonic Adventure 2 HD on Sony PlayStation 3,Rayman 3 HD(on PS3),Rayman Origins,Rayman Legends,Rayman Advance,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(NGBA,PC,PS2),Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone(PC,PS2),Harry Potter and the Chambers of the Secrets(PC,PS2),Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch,Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo Switch,Ranger X for Sega Mega Drive,Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing,Sonic Colors for Nintendo Wii,Shrek 2(PC,NGBA),Star Wars Clone Army(NGBA),LEGO Star Wars,LEGO Indiana Jones,Witcher 1,The Witcher 3,Sonic Generations for Nintendo 3DS and PC,Pokemon Blue and Green on 3DS VC,New Super Mario Bros. 2 for Nintendo 3DS,New Super Mario Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch,Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1,Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 for Sony PlayStation 3,Microsoft Windows 7 PC,Sonic 3D Blast Flickies Island for Microsoft Windows 98,Sonic Unleashed for Sony PlayStation 2,FIFA 10 for Sony PlayStation 3,John Madden’s ’92 American Football Team for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis,Unreal Tournament 2004,Quake 1,Quake 2,Quake 3,Quake 4,Deus Ex,Duke Nukem Forever,Half-Life 1,Half-Life 2,Half-Life 2 Episode 1,Half-Life 2 Episode 2,Overwatch,Team Fortress 2,Portal 1,Portal 2,Chronicles of the Narnia Lew,Witch and Wardrobe for Nintendo GameBoy Advance,Sonic Rush,Landstalker for Sega Mega Drive,Light Crusader for Sega Mega Drive,Shrek 2 on PC,Shrek the Third on PC,Shrek Forever After on PC,Disney’s Treasure Planet for Nintendo Game Boy Advance,Winnie the Pooh…etc.

Are you okay?

 

[Luke94]

Treat it as funny sense of political humor of nerdy geeky hipster likewise Bill Clinton. Streets of Rage 4,Sonic Mania.

 

[smilodon]

Activities that uses your brain improves it, more news at 10.

 

[Luke94]

Matrix Pathway of the Neo,Kingdom Hearts 1(PS2-emulated),Max Payne 1 were cool.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Hm, an article where games aren't blamed for real life violence. Good.

Post automatically merged: Oct 25, 2022

Matrix Pathway of the Neo,Kingdom Hearts 1(PS2-emulated),Max Payne 1 were cool.

Have you tried Max Payne GBA? That's really good too and a lot of fun.

 

[Luke94]

Hm, an article where games aren't blamed for real life violence. Good.

Post automatically merged: Oct 25, 2022

Have you tried Max Payne GBA? That's really good too and a lot of fun.

Nope. But I think I played Jazz Jackrabbit Advanced on NGBA emulator.

 

[CloudStrife190100]

Been playing since i was 5. I'm 33 now and still play daily

 

[Marc_LFD]

Been playing since i was 5. I'm 33 now and still play daily

It didn't turn you into a criminal like Ted Cruz and Trump said so? Damn, something's wrong with ya. jk lol

My parents, specifically my father used to think like that, too. Probably still does.

Must be a Boomer thing.

 

[Luke94]

It didn't turn you into a criminal like Ted Cruz and Trump said so? Damn, something's wrong with ya. jk lol

My parents, specifically my father used to think like that, too. Probably still does.

Must be a Boomer thing.

Or Charles Manson? I guess there was some Japanese cultist leader possible reference to MOTHER 2/EarthBound including Ku Klux Klan.

 

[CloudStrife190100]

It didn't turn you into a criminal like Ted Cruz and Trump said so? Damn, something's wrong with ya. jk lol

My parents, specifically my father used to think like that, too. Probably still does.

Must be a Boomer thing.

Nope I'm perfectly fine. It never messed with my head or made me have any dark thoughts growing up

My parents didn't mind providing i was happy

 

[CoolMe]

Treat it as funny sense of political humor of nerdy geeky hipster likewise Bill Clinton. Streets of Rage 4,Sonic Mania.

Matrix Pathway of the Neo,Kingdom Hearts 1(PS2-emulated),Max Payne 1 were cool.

MP1 (on Xbox) is a good game. But i struggle to see the relevance to that here?

 

[Ericzander]

I disagree with this entire study. I played video games my entire life and I ended up as a lawyer, so I clearly have cognitive issues.

 

[CoolMe]

I disagree with this entire study. I played video games my entire life and I ended up as a lawyer, so I clearly have cognitive issues.

Well atleast you're not a lawyer for Nintendo.. Or are you?

 

[Hanafuda]

Probably explains why I'm so stupid. No video games in my life until I was 11 yrs old, and even then it was just Atari.

 

[Ericzander]

Well atleast you're not a lawyer for Nintendo.. Or are you?

Don't blow my cover, man. I need that cease and desist money. That's why I infiltrated GBAtemp and worked my way into a staff position.

 

[guisadop]

makes sense that it's somewhat healthy in smaller doses. just don't let your kids overdo it

 

[SG854]

Don't blow my cover, man. I need that cease and desist money. That's why I infiltrated GBAtemp and worked my way into a staff position.

Are you attorney for Costello?

 

[CoolMe]

I need that cease and desist money.

After all, a man has to earn a living..