The ProSocial Aspects of Gaming

On the show today I wanted to provide some information about how playing video games actually improves real-life teamwork, communication, and can make you a a better surgeon. Don't believe me, just listen.

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Murphy, S.M. (2009). Video Games, Competition and Exercise: A New Opportunity for Sport Psychologists? The Sport Psychologist, 23, 487-503.

Rosser JC Jr1, Lynch PJ, Cuddihy L, Gentile DA, Klonsky J, Merrell R. The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century. 

http://sorceresseconomics.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/facebook-video-games/

Facebook before bed, wake up depressed. Online video games before bed, wake up refreshed

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