Researchers: Gamers Make Better Surgeons

BOSTON (AP) - Parents, don't put away those video games just yet
- today's gamer may be tomorrow's top surgeon.
Researchers gathering in Boston for the American Psychological
Association convention released a series of studies documenting the
positive aspects of video games.
One study of fifth, sixth and seventh grade students found
playing video games helped improve their ability to solve problems
by boosting cognitive and perceptual skills.
Another study found surgeons who played video games were 27
percent faster at advanced surgical procedures and made 37 percent
fewer errors than those who didn't.
The news wasn't all good.
Other studies found students who played violent games tended to
be more hostile than those who played nonviolent games.

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