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Article: Bone Up at Video Game U.(video games benefits to the brain)(Brief Article)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- December 26, 2005
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Tired of telling Junior to stop playing Madden '06 on that PlayStation? Perhaps you should join him. Despite the controversy about the violent content of games such as Grand Theft Auto, more and more studies are showing that games are good for you.
The benefits to the brain could reach well beyond the improved hand-eye coordination that video games have long been thought to encourage. According to Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good for You, many games force players to learn complex rules, follow dozens of variables in real time, and prioritize among goals. Sounds like an intense day in the real world, right?
Multitasking. Even more so. ...