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Play Along at Home as AsapSCIENCE Shows You How Video Games Make You Smarter [Video]

Gaming is good for you and broccoli can be bad for you? We don't even know anymore.
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Published: Jan 20, 2014 03:17 pm

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When you’re playing video games, are you unwittingly training your brain? AsapSCIENCE’s new video has a bunch of compelling evidence and a couple of games for you to play along with at home. So, hit play to test your cognitive abilities and find out how a daily dose of Super Mario 64 can make you smarter.

(via AsapSCIENCE)

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Dan Van Winkle
Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct <em>Geekosystem</em> (RIP), and then at <em>The Mary Sue</em> starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at <em>Smash Bros.</em>