From the McGill University press release: Human-computer interactions, such as playing video games, can have a negative impact on the brain, says a new Canadian study published in Molecular Psychiatry. For over 10 years, scientists have…
From the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society press release: More than half of Americans regularly experience cognitive fatigue related to stress, frustration, and anxiety while at work. Those in safety-critical fields, such as air traffic control…
From the Frontiers press release: Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date suggests that playing video games can change the brain regions…
From the University of Exeter press release: A simple brain-training game could help children choose healthy snacks instead of chocolate and sweets, according to a new study. Children who played a seven-minute game devised by…
From the Missouri University of Science and Technology press release: “Stop playing that stupid video game and get a job.” It’s a sentiment expressed by generations of parents since Pong began invading unsuspecting households in…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: Pokemon Go people are happy people. That’s the finding of media researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who leapt to study the wildly popular mobile game shortly after…
From the Iowa State University press release: There are distinct similarities in the way women are portrayed in many popular video games. Female characters are typically attractive, scantily clad, appear in sexually suggestive ways and…
From the Brown University press release: We all know that practice makes us better at things, but scientists are still trying to understand what kinds of practice work best. A research team led by a…
From the University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine media release: Researchers have found promising results for treating depression with a video game interface that targets underlying cognitive issues associated with depression rather than just managing the…
From the Duke University press release via ScienceDaily: Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player’s hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to…