The Impact Of Video Games On The Brain

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According to the authors Bavelier and Green (2011), there is a lack of firmly base established standards to test the impact of video games on the brain. Several researchers have studied this topic and formed an opinion based on their own guidelines or used the criteria of a closely related 'addiction'. As of 2011 when Brains on Video Games was published, there were no set guidelines for defining an 'addiction' to video games. The authors' approach to defining, testing, classifying and clarifying the impact of gaming are substantially different however there are similarities. All of the authors do agree that an impact takes place on the brain as a result of gaming, but the level and whether the impact is negative or positive is uncertain.