The effects of gaming on the brain.
While gaming has become quite the fad, researchers disagree on whether gaming damages the brain or boosts the brain. While gaming is widely used on computers, consoles, hand held devices, and cell phones, people of all ages find themselves involved in one way or another.
Some studies show that action games have behavior benefits such as enhanced low level vision, visual attention, processing speed and statistical inference. (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
Gaming is believed to help with better perceptual skills with rehabilitation for Amblyopia better known as "lazy eye". The actual extent of playing video games which affects the brain or behavior is uncertain. However, it is …show more content…
(Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
Internet addiction is believed to effect individuals social behavior, increasing aggression, feelings of loneliness, reduced attention, and depression. There's the belief that there will be a high rate of morbid psychiatric illness, major depressive disorder, bipolar, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety spectrum disorder, along with dysfunctional family structures. (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
The American Medical Association at this time does not recognize gaming gaming addiction as a psychiatric disorder. The scientific consensus sees it as having the potential to be pathologically addictive. Pathologically meaning the reduced ability to function normally in society. (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, …show more content…
The help can come in forms of virtual reality games that involve driving or riding in a car which can improve the clinical symptoms and promote recovery. There is belief it can also help with dementia rehabilitation, and reduce delusional thinking with schizophrenia, while helping increase social behavior with autism spectrum disorder. (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
Brain training exercises with forms of game like training can strengthen, recover abilities, and improve quality of life for millions of people. The true question is as mentioned in the article can we truly tell the effects of video games any more than we can tell the effects of food on individuals? (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
References: (Bavelier, D., Green, C. S., Han, D. H., Renshaw, P. F., Merzenich, M. M., & Gentile, D. A. (2011). Brains on video games. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 12(12), 763-768.
While gaming has become quite the fad, researchers disagree on whether gaming damages the brain or boosts the brain. While gaming is widely used on computers, consoles, hand held devices, and cell phones, people of all ages find themselves involved in one way or another.
Some studies show that action games have behavior benefits such as enhanced low level vision, visual attention, processing speed and statistical inference. (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
Gaming is believed to help with better perceptual skills with rehabilitation for Amblyopia better known as "lazy eye". The actual extent of playing video games which affects the brain or behavior is uncertain. However, it is …show more content…
(Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
Internet addiction is believed to effect individuals social behavior, increasing aggression, feelings of loneliness, reduced attention, and depression. There's the belief that there will be a high rate of morbid psychiatric illness, major depressive disorder, bipolar, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety spectrum disorder, along with dysfunctional family structures. (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
The American Medical Association at this time does not recognize gaming gaming addiction as a psychiatric disorder. The scientific consensus sees it as having the potential to be pathologically addictive. Pathologically meaning the reduced ability to function normally in society. (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, …show more content…
The help can come in forms of virtual reality games that involve driving or riding in a car which can improve the clinical symptoms and promote recovery. There is belief it can also help with dementia rehabilitation, and reduce delusional thinking with schizophrenia, while helping increase social behavior with autism spectrum disorder. (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
Brain training exercises with forms of game like training can strengthen, recover abilities, and improve quality of life for millions of people. The true question is as mentioned in the article can we truly tell the effects of video games any more than we can tell the effects of food on individuals? (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, Gentile, 2011.)
References: (Bavelier, D., Green, C. S., Han, D. H., Renshaw, P. F., Merzenich, M. M., & Gentile, D. A. (2011). Brains on video games. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 12(12), 763-768.