VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Attention, Memory and Information Processing Advantages to Gaming

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Jayne Gackenbach PhD

Jan 16, 201223:03Society & Culture

In this show we’ll be talking about various perceptual and cognitive advantages to gaming. Dr. Walter Boot is the director... The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Attention, Memory and Information Processing Advan...

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