Your Brain on Video Games

A bit of a short post today, I recently found this TED Talk (Even though its a few years old) and thought it was pretty awesome.

Daphne Bavelier Talks about how playing Video Games (In moderation) can improve various cognitive functions and will be further improved in order to help patients who have various neurological disorders in order to improve cognitive function in their day-to-day lives. She discusses the implications on the brain which they have researched in the lab, and gives various examples (Including one that you can follow yourself in the talk), which really allows us to see exactly how gaming can improve various functions like tracking, memory and spatial awareness.

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Nevertheless I think this is an awesome video, that anyone and everyone should see. Just remember, the next time someone tells you to 'put down the controller' or 'go outside', Tell them that you're practicing your cognitive awareness!