Psychology Researchers Argue Gamer 'Improvement' Studies Are Flawed

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http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/news2001/37267/brain.jpgA new article from a number of psychology researchers attempts to throw cold water on studies that claim to show that playing games leads to important cognitive benefits. A number of studies have shown that playing a wide variety of video games can lead to improvements in visual acuity, hand-eye coordination, cognition and memory. But in a new piece written for Frontiers in Cognition magazine (and thoroughly summarized in this Gamasutra blog post), FSU assistant ...

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