Playing Video Games Can Actually Change the Size of Your Brain

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Chelsea Stark
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Playing Video Games Can Actually Change the Size of Your Brain
Baseball fans Graham, second from left, and Strain Howard, of Greenwood, Miss., play video games in the hallway of Oxford-University Stadium as they wait out a weather delay before the first game between Georgia Tech and Washington in the NCAA college baseball regional tournament in Oxford, Miss., Friday, May 30, 2014. Credit: Rogelio V. Solis

Video games, like apples, might keep the doctor away -- or at least help improve your mental and physical health.

From improving memory to helping to alleviate stress and to increasing brain density, video games have been found to improve mental health in several scientific studies over the years. Games on the Xbox Kinect or Wii that require physical movement also keep people more active.

The infographic below, compiled and created by Liberty Games, compiles information from several scientific studies on the positive effects of video games. So if you want to validate all those hours on Friday night spent playing Call of Duty, you're welcome.


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How Gaming Makes You A Better Person [Infographic] by the team at Majestic Leisure Ltd.


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