Playing video games increases cognitive abilities in children: Study

LONDON: Playing video gamesfor a limited amount of time each week may increase cognitive abilities in children, a finding has suggested.

"Video gaming is neither good nor bad, but its level of use makes it so," said Jesus Pujol, doctor at the Hospital del Mar in Spain.

He and his colleagues investigated the relationship between weekly video game use and certain cognitive abilities and conduct-related problems.

In their study, published in the journal Annals of Neurology, 2,442 children aged between 7 to 11 years were studied and found that playing video games for one hour per week was associated with better motor skills and higher school achievement scores.