Could video games be good for us? For years, adults have worried about how much time children spend looking at screens. Now, some scientists say they may actually help your brain.
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Brainpower boosted by screen fun says study
Could video games be good for us? For years, adults have worried about how much time children spend looking at screens. Now, some scientists say they may actually help your brain.
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The child sits in a dark room, his eyes fixed to the screen. This is his third hour of the day playing video games.
A knock at the door! His parents have arrived to take away the controls. But perhaps they should rethink.
A new study in the US has found that playing video games may make children cleverer.
Children who played video games did better at a series of tasks that measured their brainpower. They had better memoryThe power to remember things that happened in the past. skills and could respondReact. very quickly to events.
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But others warn that people should not spend too long playing video games. And the study does not look at which types of video games may be helpful - and if any are harmful.
Could video games be good for us?
Yes! They can boost your brain and make you a quick-thinker. Everyone should play more video games.
No! It is not good to spend too long looking at screens. We should spend more time with friends in real life instead.
Brainpower boosted by screen fun says study
Screentime: Eight in every ten teenagers play video games such as Fortnite and Minecraft. Glossary
Memory - The power to remember things that happened in the past.
Respond - React.