Your brain on video games | Daphne Bavelier

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.

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[Eggthan]

I was going to show my mom this video but as soon as the lady said "binging is never good." I decided not to. My mom would ignore everything else and just use that one sentence against me

[mitchellcarpenter]

Parent: Video games are bad

Kid: Is drinking bad?

[JayA-jrge]

video games don't make psychopaths. lag does haha.

[ginatails]

Parents: *Stop playing video games so much, they rot your brain*

Also parents: *sits down and watches tv for 7 hours straight*

[TheCooldog]

this lady here debunking the arguments of so many people against video games


*AND THIS WAS IN 2012...*

[csmlegend]

My parents: Video games rot your brain!
Me: Well actually, according to neurologist Daphne Bavelier...

[ryanbenson]

Moms be like: I’m going to pretend I didn’t see that.

[madnorb]

Nobody is born cool
Except of course: The lady presenting this presentation on how video games arnt bad

[rocc]

5 to 10 hours a week? Those are rookie numbers

[jasonhenman]

my teachers usually show me TED talks but I feel like they decided to skip this one :)

[ThisIsPampkin]

What I learn from the Games I've Played:
1. Dark Souls: NEVER FUCKING GIVE UP
2. Deus Ex Series: Look Harder, There is always more solution than One
3. The Witcher: Value your Family and Friends
4. DOOM: Move Fast, Think Fast, React Fast, and get some Kickass Mewzeeecks
5. Skyrim: Be anything your heart and will tells you to be, but never forget who are you inside
6. Undertale: DETERMINATION

[Thesnaillord]

I wonder how many parents brought their kids to this TED talk expecting them to say how bad video games are, just for it to blow up in their face.

[PMoney-skkb]

I'm not sure how much I play is a "reasonable dose"

[thunderstormgaming]

I showed this to my dad
He said : "ok play games i have no objection but remember to study"
I showed this to my mom
*GOT HIT BY THE SHOE*

[christykrueger]

I am 64 and have been playing WoW for 15 years. Playing keeps me young and my brain nimble. I had 5 months of heavy chemotherapy 9 years ago. At the end of that 5 months I had some serious brain fog. I used playing video games to clear my brain and recover as much as possible, I believe gaming helped a lot.

[Papera]

I'm a 73 old lady who enjoys playing MMORPG, I have a legion and lots of friends, I do not like too much PvP but I adore PvE. :)

[samantha.]

Doctor: The average gamer plays about 12 hours a week

Me: you mean 12 hours a day?

Doctor: what?

Me: what?

[ingvik]

Me: *my eyesight is getting worse*

Doctor: *take cs:go one time in the morning and one in the evening for two weeks and come back after*

[SIRMEOWSALOTIsAwesome]

Bruh, I showed this to my mom and she got mad at me! Like wtf.

[yclqewb]

i imagine mothers watching this video and spamming dislike