a magnetic resonance imaging scanner and the results show that in some ways games can lead to structure changes in the brain and in action players we know that the structures change and change for the better they communicate better with each other such that for them paying attention is less effort for. well we were surprised by that and activities i was so demonized by society. really conceived as a tool waste of time could have positive effects on something as fundamental as how willing to take. psychology simona from the monks planck institute has found that playing computer games regularly can even make parts of the brain ground. give finding a magical compass the brain regions affected are the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex they play a role in spatial orientation like when you're thinking about getting from a to b.