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UPDATE: UW review suggests first person video games boost brain power

Recent campus shooting incidents remain on the minds of many, while a new review out of UW-Madison finds first-person shooter games could actually improve cognition.

“You have to identify targets, clutter and make very quick, accurate decisions,” psychology professor Shawn Green said about the fight-or-flight styled games.

“These games will trigger the fight-or-flight response, when that response is triggered, lots of things change,” Professor Green said.