For a very long time, the public conversation surrounding video games has focused almost entirely on the idea of screen time. It is incredibly common to hear parents and educators worry that digital ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. In my last post (Video Games, Problem-Solving and Self-Efficacy - Part 1), I talked ...

Because video games are a regular part of many people's everyday lives, researchers have spent a lot of time trying to determine whether they are beneficial or detrimental to brain health. A new study ...

Elon Musk says playing video games can make you smarter and that those who don't risk being "dumb". His suggestion came in response to a study that found a link between gaming and better cognitive ...

As I have mentioned in previous posts, cognitive behavioral therapy is more than challenging negative, automatic thoughts. There is a whole behavioral piece of this therapy that focuses on what people ...