A new study has found a positive link between the amount of time playing video games and the thickness of certain areas of the brain.<\/p>\n
The study, which was posted on Plos One<\/a>, also found that frequent video game playing contributed to improvements in cognitive function – such as learning and problem solving.<\/p>\n “In magnetic resonance imaging scans of 152 14-year old adolescents, FreeSurfer was used to estimate cortical thickness. Cortical thickness across the whole cortical surface was correlated with self-reported duration of video gaming (hours per week). A robust positive association between cortical thickness and video gaming duration was observed in left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and left frontal eye fields (FEFs),” an abstract from the study read.<\/p>\n The DLPFC is involved in decision making and strategic planning, and the FEFs are important for eye movement and allocating visuo-spatial attention. Both of these areas are therefore extensively involved in processes important for playing video games. The team didn\u2019t find any cortical thinning in association with video gaming.<\/p>\n The scientists suggested a continuation of this research could consider the specific genres of game played, as this was not taken into account in this particular study.<\/p>\n Who knows, perhaps playing Call of Duty may enlarge these areas of the brain to a greater extent than FIFA.<\/p>\n Tropico 5 release date announced for PC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSource: IFLS<\/a><\/h6>\n
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