Video Gaming and Dementia risk

While there have been studies examining the impact of video gaming on cognition, the potential future benefits of gaming have not been examined. This study followed nearly 475 thousand British participants without dementia, and found that people with a high frequency of playing computer games had a decreased risk of developing dementia. People who had a high frequency of gaming did better in memory testing and had better reaction time. This may suggest future application of gaming for people at high risk of dementia.