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32. Depends on what games your are playing...

Sat Jan 2, 2016, 10:00 AM

Jan 2016

10 Ways Gaming Can Help or Harm Your Brain

Are the effects of gaming harmful? According to experts, it depends.

In 2011, American Academy of Pediatrics published a study that found that depression, anxiety, and poor grades in school may be the result of too much gaming.
According to psychologist C. Shawn Green, in the same way we learn to read, use a map or play the piano, video games can and do change the actual physical structure of our brains. Green likens this to exercising in order to build muscles.
Based on a Queensland University study, playing video games is a better option than TV for young children.
Is there a right or wrong answer? No one seems sure. Despite pressure from numerous groups and the medical community debate that rages on, the gaming industry continues to disagree with those who cast a negative light on the issue.

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Florida man smothers 6 year old while playing video game [View all] davidn3600 Jan 2016 OP

"then ran back to the garage to pray" arcane1 Jan 2016 #1

My response to taht one 2naSalit Jan 2016 #8

How did that go? Like it always goes. Iggo Jan 2016 #12

Nothing fails like prayer. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #44

That hit me like a ton of bricks malaise Jan 2016 #22

Yet another WTF. Maybe they should think more and pray less. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2016 #38

Do you have any idea... catnhatnh Jan 2016 #39

He called 911 TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #40

Meth. Breakfast of Idiots (And Florida Man!) n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2016 #2

All I needed was "video games" rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #3

Good for you ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2016 #4

That's makes no sense, the average age of a video gamer is about the age of 30, video games are... Humanist_Activist Jan 2016 #5

Wow. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #6

I've been known to play Flappy Bird. And iPhone Scrabble. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #9

I play GTA V and Fallout 4. Does that make me a bad person? Initech Jan 2016 #10

It means you are eating brain cells rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #23

Can you give a citation for 'eats brain cells'? That sounds really science-y! Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #26

Depends on what games your are playing... Human101948 Jan 2016 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Jeroen Jan 2016 #27

Amazing broad brush you got right there nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #11

I'm almost 30 and I play video games. romanic Jan 2016 #13

it's not the playing of video games adults I find disturbing Skittles Jan 2016 #14

That's what I meant rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #21

45 and an avid video gamer. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #41

So playing video games led to your "success"? chalmers Jan 2016 #46

Whats your point? Let me refer us back to what you just said Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #47

44 and a video gamer justiceischeap Jan 2016 #15

Yeah, well, all I needed was "ran back to the garage to pray" Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #17

I'm 35 and been a gamer all of my life. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #19

lol rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #20

You made no case. I think the part where they go back to the garage to pray is what shows Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #28

Huh? rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #30

My brother in law exboyfil Jan 2016 #31

Funny rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #35

Maybe it is something about Biochemistry exboyfil Jan 2016 #36

FWIW, I agree with you tabasco Jan 2016 #42

No strong correlation, IMO. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #45

yup, i go to the bible when confronted with grown people playing with toys: Facility Inspector Jan 2016 #43

. Omaha Steve Jan 2016 #7

Florida man strikes again. TexasTowelie Jan 2016 #16

See this is why child abuse is such a terrible problem. Kalidurga Jan 2016 #18

Just learned that one from Cleveland cops exboyfil Jan 2016 #34

Oh look, he has two mustaches. HughBeaumont Jan 2016 #24

...and one eyebrow. nt alphafemale Jan 2016 #37

Put in jail, throw away key. bigwillq Jan 2016 #25

They have some kind of religious shrine in the garage? Another weird Florida story! B Calm Jan 2016 #29

Pray or get rid of the meth exboyfil Jan 2016 #33