Women assigned an overweight avatar in a video tennis game didn't play as hard as those assigned a slim one—regardless of the player's actual size, according to a new study by the University of California, Davis.
Jan 28, 2015
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Maybe misery doesn't love company. When physical pain is involved, having an equally suffering friend nearby just makes you feel worse, according to a study published online Thursday in the journal Current Biology.
Jan 16, 2015
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A study led by University of Toronto psychology researchers has found that people who play action video games such as Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed seem to learn a new sensorimotor skill more quickly than non-gamers do.
Oct 17, 2014
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The next time your son asks you if he can play a quick video game before lunch, don't feel guilty about saying yes. A new Ryerson University study suggests playing video games before meals helps teenage boys stay healthy ...
Oct 16, 2014
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Majorities of media researchers, parents and pediatricians agree that exposure to violent media can increase aggression in children, according to a new national study.
Oct 6, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—A trio of researchers at Florida State University has conducted a small study the results of which suggest that the video game Portal 2 is better at improving cognitive skills than the "brain-trainer" Lumosity—a ...
A new study suggests video game-playing for less than an hour a day is linked with better-adjusted children and teenagers. The research, carried out by Oxford University, found that young people who indulged in a little video ...
Aug 4, 2014
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What happens when white video game players see themselves as black characters in a violent game?
Mar 21, 2014
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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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Scientists at UC San Francisco are reporting that they have found a way to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on the brain, using a video game designed to improve cognitive control.
Sep 4, 2013
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