Playing video games makes your brain younger but exercise does not, a study suggests. Regular players of video games such as FIFA, Grand Theft Auto and Minecraft were found to have the mental ability of a person more than a decade younger with improved memory,

Playing video games may boost your cognitive abilities and exercise can play a role in improving your mental health, but not the other way around, a large-scale study has found.

A recent large-scale study has found that playing video games may improve cognitive abilities, while physical exercise boosts mental well-being. However, the two activities do not seem to benefit both areas equally.

Video games may boost your brainpower, but don’t expect them to improve your mental health, a new study by Western University researchers says.

The study found that participants who played a single type of video game for five hours or more per week performed cognitively, on average, like people who were 13.7 years younger. Those who played less frequently – less than 5 hours per week – across all kinds of games performed like people who are 5.2 years younger.

Playing video games may boost your cognitive abilities and exercise can play a role in improving your mental health, but not the other way around, a large-scale study has found.