video games
Research
the cognitive benefits of playing video games
Games have motivational benefit because they encourage an incremental, rather than an entity theory of intelligence.Kids are spending more time with screen media and at younger ages than ever before One study showed that as few as 12 hours of video game play improved dyslexic children’s scores on tests of reading and phonology Video games can also make it difficult to stay focused at schoolkids go through long periods of doing what seems like just one thing, and then some adults think there's something wrong
the cognitive benefits of playing video games
A small study has found that people who play action games on a regular basis may undergo brain changes associated with certain kinds of neurological and psychiatric disorder.Video game players reveal a higher level of cognitive resources than non-video game players.playing video games -- even violent ones -- is also a great way for teens to wind down, says Chris Ferguson, a psychologist at Stetson University in Florida who has studied gaming's therapeutic effects.