# Your brain on video games

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxCHUV
- Speaker: Daphne Bavelier
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_bavelier_your_brain_on_video_games)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Your brain on video games](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/daphne_bavelier_your_brain_on_video_games/c35b29944d77), 18 min (TED's player)