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For years, video games have been considered as time-waster by most people but researchers have argued that playing games can  have have positive effects on brain function. A study published by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development states that regularly playing video games can actually make your brain more powerful.

In this study scientists have asked adults to play the video game “Super Mario 64” over a period of two months for 30 minutes a day. A control group did not play video games. Brain volume was analyzed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In comparison to the control group the video gaming group showed increases of grey matter. Scientists believe that video games could be useful for patients with mental disorders in which brain regions are altered or reduced in size.


So what does the study mean in practical terms? It means that playing a video game can actually build brain matter. So if your parents stop you from playing video games, make them read this. But its not an excuse to spend your whole day in front of screen.



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