A lot of confirmation bias going on here. Noone debates that video games help improve certain aspects of brain function (like reaction times – really necessary one that one) but what they ignore is the cost. They look only at what improves but not at what is taken away as a result. Objective studies that have looked at this have found completely different results – screen addition is now almost universally recognised and is reaching critical levels. Digital dementia another side effect of too much screen time. Decreased sleep time – which especially in children is having serious adverse effects, reduction in melatonin levels. None of that in the report.
Not a very balanced (or responsible) article in my view – a case of the fox telling us the chickens are perfectly fine.
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A lot of confirmation bias going on here. Noone debates that video games help improve certain aspects of brain function (like reaction times – really necessary one that one) but what they ignore is the cost. They look only at what improves but not at what is taken away as a result. Objective studies that have looked at this have found completely different results – screen addition is now almost universally recognised and is reaching critical levels. Digital dementia another side effect of too much screen time. Decreased sleep time – which especially in children is having serious adverse effects, reduction in melatonin levels. None of that in the report.
Not a very balanced (or responsible) article in my view – a case of the fox telling us the chickens are perfectly fine.