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    Keen video gamers' brains may reward them more

    Teenagers who spend a lot of time on video games have different structures and activity levels in areas of the brain ...

    November 16, 2011 / 17:10 IST

    Teenagers who spend a lot of time on video games have different structures and activity levels in areas of the brain that are linked to reward, scientists have found, suggesting they get more out of gaming than people who tend to play less. In a study published in the Translational Psychiatry journal on Tuesday, researchers analysed MRI scans of more than 150 14-year-olds who played video games, either moderately or a lot, and found the frequent gamers had a higher volume of grey matter in a key part of their brains.Click here for full story

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    first published: Nov 16, 2011 05:04 pm

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