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ALICIA CHANG, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-29-2003

Video games may hone mind -- Boost visual skills, study hints
By ALICIA CHANG, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 05-29-2003, Thursday
Section: NEWS
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All those hours spent playing video games may not be wasted time after all: A new study suggests action-packed video games like "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Counter-Strike" may sharpen your mind.

Researchers at the University of Rochester found that young adults who regularly played video games full of high-speed car chases and blazing gunbattles showed better visual skills than those who did not. For example, they kept ...

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