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Playing video games can alter the brain to improve higher-order cognitive skills, including decision-making, according to new findings that have potential implications for brain training.
"Video games have the potential to be uniquely addictive, and it s difficult to come up with treatment modalities" when users have access 24/7 via mobile phones or laptops, experts say.
gaming over christmas. but while, for most, gaming isjust an enjoyable pastime, for some, it can lead to addiction which, at its most extreme, can include violent outbursts and a breakdown of family relations. bbc news has gained exclusive access to the uk s only treatment facility for addiction to video games. the bbc s technology correspondent marc cieslak has more. having people around, you do feel a degree of embarrassment sometimes for the duration of the visit. he ll be just upstairs gaming all the time and he ll be shouting and cursing. stephen and louise are describing life with their 16 year old son, who suffers from gaming disorder. those aren t their real names, we re protecting their identities. it s a controversial condition defined by the world health organization by three characteristics impaired control when gaming, prioritising gaming over other interests, and escalation of gaming, despite negative consequences. the games industry, and some psychologists, question