How Playing Video Games Makes You Smarter

2022-12-12

There's an aspect of video games that often goes unnoticed. When you think of gaming, you probably think of it solely as entertainment or an activity you use to wind down at the end of the day. When you were growing up, you may have even heard the common saying, "If you keep playing those games they'll rot your brain!" But interestingly enough, the complete opposite of that adage may actually be closer to the truth - that playing video games can make you smarter. In this video, we'll...

There's an aspect of video games that often goes unnoticed. When you think of gaming, you probably think of it solely as entertainment or an activity you use to wind down at the end of the day.

When you were growing up, you may have even heard the common saying, "If you keep playing those games they'll rot your brain!" But interestingly enough, the complete opposite of that adage may actually be closer to the truth - that playing video games can make you smarter.

In this video, we'll dive into some of the most powerful ways that video games can improve your intelligence and positively affect the brain, the theories behind how it works, and two other potent methods of boosting your brainpower to use in combination with gaming.

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