In this episode I talk to Dr. C. Shawn Green about whether or not video games can make us smarter or improve certain mental and perceptual skills. And not just those brain training games --we're talking about mainstream action games that most of us play.

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Audio Credits:

“Robot Motivation” by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Diplomatic_Immunity/05_Robot_Motivation

"Unwritten Return" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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"Carnival Intrigue" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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http://incompetech.com/wordpress/2015/04/carnival-intrigue/