Playing video games is good for your brain – here's how
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Whether playing video games has negative effects is something that has been debated for 30 years, in much the same way that rock and roll, television, and even the novel faced much the same criticisms…
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Playing video games is good for your brain – here's how
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Playing video games is good for your brain – here's how, play