Can prescription video games help your brain? | Next Level Ep. 3

Can a video game make you less distracted? Neuroscientists at UCSF think so. Dr. Adam Gazzaley and his team at the Neuroscape project have been incubating games that could possibly improve a person’s brain function, and a company called Akili is trying to push these games through the FDA approval process to turn them into "prescriptions." In this episode of Next Level, Lauren Goode visits the UCSF labs and tries the games herself. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/lfcGfq Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/94XbKx Like The Verge on Facebook: http://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Instagram: http://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Read More: http://www.theverge.com
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