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Video-game studies have serious flaws

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Poor design of experiments undermines idea that action games bring cognitive benefit.

Research showing that action video games have a beneficial effect on cognitive function is seriously flawed, according to a review published this week in Frontiers in Psychology1.

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Costandi, M. Video-game studies have serious flaws. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.543

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