Could playing video games impact learning ability?

What happens in our brains when we play video games? Does playing action video games influence social skills and emotional intelligence? What is the relationship between play behaviour and learning? Listen in as Sean Sanders finds out the answers to these questions and more with today’s guest, Daphne Bavelier. Daphne Bavelier is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Education Sciences at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. She studies how the brain adapts to new and different experiences, particularly the effect of playing video games, and how this can be leveraged to improve learning and brain plasticity. More episodes here: https://bold.expert/podcasts Stay up to date with the latest research on child learning and development at boldscience.org.Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Bluesky.Subscribe at boldscience.org/newsletter/.