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Your brain on video games

Daphne Bavelier · TED

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About

How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus and, fascinatingly, multitask.

The talk

  1. Your brain on video games 18 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxCHUV
Speaker
Daphne Bavelier
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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