They found that people who played 10 hours of a specially designed video game that focused on improving the speed and quality of mental processing abilities were able to delay the natural decline of a range of cognitive skills — in some cases, by up to seven years, said Fredric Wolinsky, a professor in the University …
Accordingly, can video games slow down dementia?
As a result of the study, researchers concluded that 3D video games can increase grey matter in the brain, improving memory and cognition, and potentially reducing the risk of diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Simply so, do you get worse at video games as you get older?
We Don’t Get Worse at Games.
In a study performed by Quantic Foundry in 2016, it was suggested that as we age the primary motivating factor behind a person’s desire to play video games changes over time. Basically, it was suggested that when you’re younger, you tend to focus more on competition.