A recent study published in JAMA Network Open investigated the association between video games and children's cognitive skills using self-reported screen time surveys and task-based functional ...

Playing video games may boost your cognitive abilities and exercise can play a role in improving your mental health, but not the other way around, a large-scale study has found. The surprise findings ...

Far from rotting our brains, video games may improve our cognition. But how we play them matters when it comes to the benefits they provide. By playing video games, “people are practicing complex ...

Some parents worry about the negative impact video games could have on their children, but gaming may be associated with improved cognitive abilities, a new study found. Kids who play video games for ...

Gaming science reveals how video games boost cognitive skills like memory and attention, with NIH studies showing gamers perform like people years younger. Pixabay, Vika_Glitter Video games have long ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Chatting with someone over video call for 30 minutes, four times a week improves cognition in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment, a condition that can be a precursor to dementia. Mild ...

In two previous articles (here and here), I summarized evidence countering the common fears about video games (that they are addictive and promote such maladies as social isolation, obesity, and ...