34 month ago
deusx : globeandmail.com : Better living through video games? - "Canadian researchers are finding evidence that the high-speed, multitasking of the young and wireless can help protect their brains from aging."
jkottke : Gamers show a "similar pattern of high performance in resisting irrelevant impulses" as bilingual people - Gamers show a "similar pattern of high performance in resisting irrelevant impulses" as bilingual people. "Maybe those kids who play video games and who are also bilingual will be the best of older adults at filtering out distractions." (via sjb) [via]
plasticbag : Better living through video games? - Apparently being bilingual or playing a lot of computer games keeps your brain responsive into your sixties allowing you to focus on specific things without getting distracted...
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