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  3. Shawn Green’s lab shows that action game play leads to quicker learners

Action video games make players better learners of visual, memory tasks

Results of a study led by C. Shawn Green, a psychology professor at UW–Madison, will help researchers understand how gaming creates some of its well-documented positive effects.

Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/action-video-games-make-players-better-learners-of-visual-memory-tasks/
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