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Video games improve reflexes and reaction time

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SUPPORTED

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Is it true that video games improve reflexes and reaction time?

Yes. Multiple studies demonstrate that playing action video games enhances visual attention, processing speed, and the efficiency of cognitive responses, supporting the claim that video games improve reflexes and reaction time.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 6 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

The analysis

The retrieved papers consistently show that action video game training leads to improvements in visual attention, processing speed, attentional deployment, and search rates. Papers [1] and [2] focus specifically on ruling out placebo or expectancy effects regarding visuospatial attention tasks rather than refuting actual cognitive gains, while papers [0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] support various facets of enhanced visual processing and reaction-related performance following video game play.

Evidence for · 6

Stretching the limits of visual attention: the case of action video games

2010

Action video games enhance visual attentional capabilities and processing speeds.

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Hubert‐Wallander, B., Green, C. S., & Bavelier, D. (2010). Stretching the limits of visual attention: the case of action video games. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.116

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Action video game play facilitates "learning to learn".

2021

Action game training accelerates learning rates and improves overall task performance in cognitive domains.

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Zhang, R., Chopin, A., Shibata, K., Lu, Z., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Green, C. S., & Bavelier, D. (2021). Action video game play facilitates "learning to learn".. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02652-7

Effect of action video games on the spatial distribution of visuospatial attention.

2006

Action gaming enhances visuospatial attention and attentional resources across the entire visual field.

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Green, C. S. & Bavelier, D. (2006). Effect of action video games on the spatial distribution of visuospatial attention.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.32.6.1465

Enumeration versus multiple object tracking: the case of action video game players.

2006

Video game play improves the processing and tracking of multiple objects simultaneously.

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Green, C. S. & Bavelier, D. (2006). Enumeration versus multiple object tracking: the case of action video game players.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2005.10.004

Enhancing cognition with video games: a multiple game training study.

2013

Action video game training improves cognitive control and other specific cognitive processes.

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Oei, A. C. & Patterson, M. D. (2013). Enhancing cognition with video games: a multiple game training study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058546

Changes in search rate but not in the dynamics of exogenous attention in action videogame players.

2011

Gamers demonstrate greater visual search rates, indicating increased efficiency in visual selective attention and response execution.

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Hubert-Wallander, B., Green, C. S., Sugarman, M., & Bavelier, D. (2011). Changes in search rate but not in the dynamics of exogenous attention in action videogame players.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-011-0194-7

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