Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies
Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 09:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Certain types of video games can have beneficial effects, improving gamers' dexterity as well as their ability to problem-solve - attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons, according to research discussed Sunday at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.
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