New research from the University of Hertfordshire has found that a mobile-phone game app can help identify ongoing problems with navigation—a common long-term symptom of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)—making these issues ...
Mar 21, 2023
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A study of nearly 2,000 children found that those who reported playing video games for three hours per day or more performed better on cognitive skills tests involving impulse control and working memory compared to children ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Action real-time strategy video games such as World of Warcraft, Age of Empires, and Total War are played by millions. These games, which can be won through strategic planning, selective attention, sensorimotor skills, and ...
Apr 10, 2020
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Senua, the central character in the award-winning video game Hellblade, is troubled by voices in her head. A unique collaboration between games developers, a Cambridge psychiatrist and people who live with hearing voices ...
Sep 12, 2019
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A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer's – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Apr 24, 2019
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In emergency situations do people think solely of themselves? In a study published in Scientific Reports, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have shown that readiness to help depends heavily on ...
Sep 29, 2016
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Video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills. This has been shown in a new study conducted at the Max Planck ...
Oct 30, 2013
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Time spent watching television or playing computer games has measurable and long-term effects on children's brain function, according to a review of 23 years of neuroimaging research, which—while showing negative impacts—also ...
Nov 17, 2023
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From their first smile to their first step to the first day of school, children go through a remarkable transformation on their way to adulthood.
May 31, 2023
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It's a well-established fact that children's and teens' mental health took a hit during the pandemic. But new research suggests that teen girls in particular are suffering in unprecedented ways.
Feb 23, 2023
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