has found that the prefrontal cortex actually grows thicker and gray matter more voluminousin people who play games as humble as "Super Mario 64," changes that could improve memory and navigational ability.
I believe this because, you do got to remember how to drive and tracks and etc.
Youth survey data she examined found that those who play video games for an average of three to six hours a day were healthier than those who played less.Liu, now a professor of social work at Renmin University of China, said the unexpected result calls for further study. But she guessed that gaming might burn more calories than watching TV, or that kids gripping a controller are less inclined to pick up a snack or a soda.
Will that effect there eating schedule though?
Maybe one way to do that is showing what the consequences of wrong decisions would be."
For example, in a game you learn if you do something bad, you get a consequence, such as GTA, you steal or do something illegal , you get arrested.
They allow us to practice moral decision-making we can't do in the real world.
True, because some games connect to reality and the real world., for example roleplay.
erguson has done dozens of studies on the subject and has consistently found that violent video games do not contribute to societal aggression.
So why do people believe it causes anger?
games could provoke dangerously elevated heart rates.
How is this possible?
Social scientists have recently linked gaming with enhanced mental skills, moral sensitivity and even physical fitness, creating a new image of this ubiquitous but controversial pastime.
When playing games, for example strategy games, you have to think outside the box. Some might think it ruins brain development, but it can help grow it.
"You pick up skills from whatever you do, and you can decide to aim those skills in an intellectual direction,"
This is true because when you learn something new that helped or helps you, you will use it in the long run.
Yet he was an honor student and a member of the debate team at Downers Grove North High School, and today he's studying economics at the University of Chicago. These accomplishments didn't come in spite of gaming, Rivera said; in a way, gaming helped to make them possible.
I believe this because in games you need to use skills to achieve something, just like in real life.
“wholeheartedly engaged in creative challenges.”
I believe playing video games increases your creativity
When we play video games, we have a “real sense of optimism in our abilities and our opportunities to get better and succeed, and more physical and mental energy to engage with difficult problems,"
Video Games do make you think, I believe it will help you think faster when a problem comes to you.
we spend 1.75 billion minutes a day playing Candy Crush.
Is it better to stay longer on games or shorter? The longer you''re on it , does it increase brain abilities to think out of problems?
There are 1.23 billion people worldwide who spend an hour a day, on average, playing video games.
How many of those people are kids or adults?