@gamesdotgg: A new peer-reviewed study published in PLOS ONE has found that people who frequently play video games performed as well on cognitive tests . This covered short-term memory, verbal abilities, and logical reasoning, as people who were 13.7 years younger than them. The study, led by researchers at Western University in Canada, recruited over 1,000 participants globally and measured their gaming habits, physical activity, mental health, and cognitive performance. Interestingly, regular physical activity showed no significant relationship with cognitive performance at all - despite being strongly linked to better mental health outcomes. The researchers concluded that exercise and gaming have distinct and complementary effects on the brain, exercise for your mental health, gaming for your mind. Not a bad excuse to keep playing. #gamingnews #GamingOnTikTok #videogames

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bethovenas1
￴Bethovena$ :
pretty sure you get dumber in every game of r6 unranked
2026-09-16 19:15:40
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cherriesandwineex
dan :
if you play games that tell stories which you end up understanding, strategy games, or combat games that require critical thinking then obviously
2026-09-17 04:48:33
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jjslayer5791
JJSlayer579 :
well yeah you keep your brain active
2026-09-16 15:41:27
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ben.kk44
ben🦄 :
depends on the game, wouldnt say that for fps players or sports games, but story games or puzzle games sure
2026-09-17 12:38:53
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9jackpot9
9jackpot9 :
Me after genuinely getting too good at Elden ring
2026-09-17 13:24:49
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paidcoder
PaidCoder :
Probably depends on the kind of games you play
2026-09-16 17:55:12
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momojisama
momojisama :
It’s true, video games have taught me words I never learned in school
2026-09-18 10:05:31
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linkmaster91
Linkmaster91 :
clearly not seen my overwatch teammates 😂
2026-09-16 20:59:57
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thizzy754
thizzy754 :
higher intelligence? why are all my tm8s ass then?
2026-09-18 12:06:04
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explorer6963
Explorer69 :
deffo not the new games as they are being made for dummies
2026-09-16 17:39:24
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basedismfan91
⋙ Antiréaliste Ukrainien 🎨 :
especially with story games because story games are almost like literature, story games fans can not only play the games but engage with the lore of the game by learning about it.
2026-09-17 12:42:02
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goofy_goober0203
Dxnny._.23! :
I knew I was intelligent 🤭💅
2026-09-17 16:51:28
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velocity123go
Velocity :
13 year old me trying to explain this to my parents
2026-09-20 19:29:57
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sayisnothere
Dattebayo :
I feel like this doesn’t apply to multiplayer games though, those games age you faster tbh
2026-09-18 07:37:04
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aelyxtv
Aelyx :
Except league players…
2026-09-19 00:31:00
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skullthetroll
Steven :
Nah the rage we feel in games definitely ages us faster
2026-09-18 04:29:05
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cuppiecakella
Cuppiecakella :
well yeah, you have to use critical thinking for a lot of games vs watching reality TV. not to mention a lot of gamers learn about computer/gaming technology for modding and boosting their console/PC. like just understanding if your system is compatible with the graphics of a game is basic knowledge for us. we find Easter eggs. like to break games. and many people even learn coding to create games or mods.
2026-09-18 13:52:20
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chaos_gremlin0
Chaos_gremlin :
This has some merit; as a kid I was severely disabled and playing games like Zelda: OoT, Mario and some racing games helped with problem solving skills, critical thinking, reading comprehension and hand eye coordination better than most therapies
2026-09-17 00:35:08
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angelicmeloedy
🎀✨Jessie Girl✨🎀 :
Indeed
2026-09-17 02:53:42
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_elnorterecuerda
El Norte Recuerda :
Which study? What kind of cognition? Intelligence is an incredibly subjective measurement, not an objective or measurable fact. Where was the study done? For how long? What was the control?
2026-09-17 21:44:59
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itsjakub06
🫠🄹🄰🄺🫣 :
Its obvious that playing games makes you smarter, because its also training for brain, just like reading booka.
2026-09-17 16:31:32
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dingoxiii
dingo :
I don’t think this applies to COD players
2026-09-17 16:48:08
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swarmsk
Jake :
HAVE YOU SEEN MY TEAMMATES
2026-09-17 12:21:02
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punchypoo
Punch ☭ :
As long as the game makes you think in some sort of way, yes.
2026-09-17 19:13:48
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emperorkuzco_boombaby
Jack (Kuzco’s version) :
Now imagine if Einstein was a gamer then…
2026-09-17 01:23:51
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