Action Video Games Train Brains For Faster Decisions With No Loss In Accuracy

Monday, September 13, 2010 - 12:49 in Psychology & Sociology

Can playing "Call of Duty 2" improve your brain power?   University of Rochester researchers say that, and other action video games, train people to make the right decisions faster.   Video games help players develop a heightened sensitivity to what is going on around them and that improves a wide variety of general skills that can help with everyday activities like driving, reading small print, keeping track of friends in a crowd, and even navigating around town. read more

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