When the topic of video games is brought up with the media, it only focuses on the belief that video games bring violence to kids and society. Video games improve people in numerous ways and on numerous scales. for starters Video games usually receive the negative side of the bargain instead of the positive side. The true colors of topics covered by media are always influenced or shadowed by the overbearing false accusations and rumors created by the powerful overseers of media. Credit is never given for the good they actually do, indefinitely it is always shadowed. People who play video games have heightened sensitivity to what is going on around them. Higher order thinking occurs in the prefrontal cortex, also known as the brains control center. Very complex decisions with varied positive and negative outcomes are deciphered and decrypted here. It is the same space that uses the memory function. It cycles through the information we need to make quick decisions with no hesitation. The other part of the brain known as the FEF, controls the visual-motor information on how to handle external stimuli. Hand in hand, it helps us choose the best reaction for a given situation at that time. A test at the university of Rochester proved …show more content…
For kids with these, playing video games is not necessarily a bad thing. A child with ADHD can be horrible at focusing on school work, but when those hands touch a controller they can actively and accurately focus on the task at hand. Some video games improve memory and sensorimotor skills for kids. Also, with moderation can focus be improved by playing video games. With no moderation, it may become an addiction and that will be counterintuitive to the goal meant to be achieved which is to improve focus in a child. Learning, they begin to complete tasks quicker and with more