One study shows there's a link between your video game skills and your intelligence

One study shows there's a link between your video game skills and your intelligence
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One study shows there's a link between your video game skills and your intelligence
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Sorry to break it to you, but your mate who’s a better gamer is also smarter than you.

Do video games make us dafter? Certainly, we’ve all been warned when young than spending too much time playing video games would have some negative consequence on our intelligence, but they simply don’t understand the IQ needed to make an SnD 4v1 comeback.

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Well, naysayers be damned – a recentstudyhas revealed that there is indeed a link between superior intelligence andvideo game prowess. This is specifically observed when considering MOBAs and FPS games and IQ – those who excel at these games often return higher results on the test.

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Next time you spend the whole day playing LoL, don’t worry – you’re actually taking steps towards self-improvement!

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