Why Video Games Can Be Good for Your Brain Health

Photo credit: Getty. Article by The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR). Next Avenue –  March 16, 2021.

Can playing video games help prevent cognitive decline that comes with aging? Maybe so, according to research by Dr. Adam Gazzaley, a neuroscientist, neurologist, author and entrepreneur.

Gazzaley is the David Dolby Distinguished Professor of neurology, physiology and psychiatry and chief of the cognitive neuroscience division in the Neurology department at Weill Institute for Neurosciences-University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is also the founder and executive director of Neuroscape, a UCSF neuroscience center engaged in technology creation and scientific research to assess and optimize brain function. […]

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