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World Service,1 min

Is computer gameplay bad for you?

Health Check

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Hours of playing computer games is said to damage the brains of young people, making them more aggressive and nervous, and less able to concentrate. Dr Andrew Shabilski of the University of Oxford conducted research on 5,000 young people, three quarters of whom played games every day. He tells Claudia Hammond what his and other research reveals.

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