Playing video games can change the part of brain responsible for attention and visuospatial skills and make them more efficient.
Reserchers examined structural changes in the brain and how video games change the structure of brain.
They discovered that playing video games can change brain’s performance and structure. The right hippocampus was enlarged in long-term gamers compared to those that doesn’t play game.
The brain regions involved in attention are also more efficient in gamers and require less activation to sustain attention on demanding tasks.
Video games can increase the size and efficiency of brain regions related to visuospatial skills. Action video games enhance flexibility and multitasking; abilities to switch rapidly without error between tasks that have different demands.