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# A video handily explains all the wonderful things videogames do for your brain
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/watch-video-games-and-your-brain-ge/
- Published: 2014-12-03T15:58:53.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T17:09:35.000Z
- Description: It’s well-documented at this point that playing videogames has an effect on your brain. It’s just what effect, exactly, that scientists haven’t quite figured out. Something to do with decision-making and sensory awareness, right? But it’s a step toward appreciating games for what they are—valuable i
- Author: Astrid Budgor
- Tags: News, brain, education, Games for Health, GE, learning, neuroscience, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

It’s [well-documented](http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0091506?ref=killscreen.com) at this point that playing videogames has an effect on your brain.

It’s just *what* effect, exactly, that scientists haven’t quite figured out. Something to do with decision-making and sensory awareness, right? But it’s a step toward appreciating games for what they are—valuable in their own right, without having to be Mavis Beacon snoozefests to gain legitimacy.

In that spirit, here’s a new video from GE’s Awareness Campaign, which hopes to illuminate the connections between everyday activities and the human brain. In a statement, Sam Olstein, GE’s Director of Innovation, had this to say: “Gaming and brain fitness can go hand-in-hand, and illustrating more universal truths like this helps us talk about the scientific discovery happening at GE.”

We think it does a great job proving why smart people are drawn to the medium. Keep these in your back pocket for your next dinner party.