Video game playing found beneficial for the brain

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Video game playing found beneficial for the brain

Added: 01.11.2013 11:18 | 13 views | 0 comments

Playing the Super Mario 64 video game causes increased size in brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills, a new study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Charité University Medicine St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus has found. The positive effects of video gaming may also be useful in therapeutic interventions targeting psychiatric disorders.