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Daphne Bavelier:
Your brain on video games

TEDxCHUV · 17:57 · Filmed Jun 2012
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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.

Daphne Bavelier
Cognitive researcher
Daphne Bavelier studies how the brain adapts to changes in experience, either by nature or by training. Full bio
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