Betty Theisen of Westland, throws a ball while playing in a Wii video game bowling tournament at the Friendship Center in Westland on Friday, January 23, 2009.
Video games seem like a mindless way to waste time, but a growing body of evidence suggests that if they are carefully designed to meet certain standards, they can dramatically improve brain power.
Studies have shown that specially-made games can help people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), early stages of dementia, brain injury, stroke, "chemobrain," addiction and other conditions.
Now a new study, in the scientific journal Nature, out Wednesday, confirms that they can help healthy people as well. ...