Playing video games can actually boost parts of your brain

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Playing video games might not be the pointless hobby that so many people seem to think according to a new study which shows that playing video games may actually boost parts of your brain.

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I was always told growing up that playing video games was a waste of time. Turns out, those people were wrong. A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry found that video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation, strategic planning and fine motor skills.

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