re: #101 dat_said

Not that there is a need to justify buying yourself or your grandkids video games, but “Cognitive trainings using video games might increase subjective well-being of individuals with depression”.

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Small study (46 participants - so big grain of salt needed) Published in Frontiers In Psychology, 3 groups (3-D Video Gaming (n=14; played “Super Mario Odyssey”), active control “CogPack” (n=16; trained on a computer program); and standard treatment (n=16; psychotherapy and medication).

Yeah, then you get a group together, swap in “Super Mario Party,” and they’ll forget about their depression…because they’ll be too busy trying to kill each other.