DECRYPTION – An American study shows that players are faster in tasks measuring working memory and inhibition capacity.
By dint of seeing screens demonized without nuance, many parents are worried about seeing their offspring glued to their game console. What if, contrary to their fear, video games weren’t so bad for children? This new hobby, very popular among the youngest, would help them develop certain cognitive skills, according to the results of a study published online on the Jama Network Open site. More specifically, children who play video games would have a better working memory, the one that is used to do mental calculations or to retain syllables and words when reading. In playing children, the scientists also noted a better capacity for inhibition. “This is what will allow you to quickly answer a question when you have a conflict between several pieces of information”, explains Nawal Abboub, neuroscientist author of baby power, at Editions Fayard.
For their study, researchers from…
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