Tag: video games

Study suggests video game “exercise” for an hour a day may enhance certain cognitive skills

From the Public Library of Science press release via ScienceDaily: Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes… Read more »

Study suggests link between frustration, aggression and attraction to violent video games

From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier via EurekAlert!: A new study suggests that people get frustrated when they are offered the opportunity to cheat or steal… Read more »

Researchers suggest neuroscientists could help design brain-boosting video games

From the UW Madison press release via MedicalXpress: Neuroscientists should help to develop compelling digital games that boost brain function and improve well-being, say two professors specializing in the field… Read more »

Study suggests playing video games may increase seniors’ well-being

From the North Carolina State University press release: New research from North Carolina State University finds that older adults who play video games report higher levels of emotional well-being. Researchers… Read more »

Study suggests effect of violent video games on aggression may build up over time

From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier: A new study provides the first experimental evidence that the negative effects of playing violent video games can accumulate over… Read more »

Researchers create gaming platform to study spatial learning and memory in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy

From the American Epilepsy Society (AES) press release via ScienceDaily: A behavioral test widely used on rodents to study spatial learning and memory, the Morris water maze (MWM), was recreated… Read more »