Research shows positive impact video games can have on cognitive function.

Because video games are a regular part of many people's everyday lives, researchers have spent a lot of time trying to determine whether they are beneficial or detrimental to brain health. A new study ...

The following is a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how gaming impacts a child's nervous system. Source: Romolo Tavani/Fotolia On the eve of his big sister Liz’s high school graduation, nine-year-old ...

Surgically implanted brain-computer interface enables precise finger control in paralysis patient, unlocking potential for social and leisure activities like video gaming Study: A high-performance ...

Did you know you have reward centers in your brain? You do! Think about when you solved a Hack Your Brain puzzle or completed one of the challenges. Perhaps you got a high-five from a friend or a ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Neuroscientists have investigated whether playing violent video games leads to a reduction in human empathy. To do this, they had adult test subjects play a violent video game repeatedly over the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People play chess all over the world, but can the game actually make you smarter? Every Christmas, my family follows the same ...

The first human to have a Neuralink computer chip surgically implanted in his brain demonstrated how he uses his thoughts to move a computer cursor around a screen to play online chess and toggle a ...