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Kids who play video games score higher on brain function tests

4 mins | Nov 12, 2022

Could everything we think we know about video games be wrong? According to a 2022 study on adolescent cognitive development, young people who play video games perform better on brain function tests. But why is that? Nicole Wetsman investigates.

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