New neurological research, published in—and made freely available by—the journal Cerebral Cortex has found a correlation between the size of a trio of structures in the human brain and their owner’s ability to learn and play video games.

Peer-reviewed studies are confirming that there is a cognitive skill-set associated with gaming. Here at 8bitlibrary.com we advocate for gaming in libraries. These reasons include the literary nature of gaming, gaming as a media unto itself, increasing library circulation and attendance, the educational value of using games in schools and libraries, and now we have a new reason: as schools and libraries strive to include and engage a diversity of cognitive skill sets, “gaming” is a cognitive ability that fits into many of the core values of library and education environments.

I will post more in the coming weeks on the connections between schools, libraries, gaming, and cognition.

Original Link: Bad at video games? Your brain structure may be at fault