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Daphne Bavelier
Professor
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
Department of Brain And Cognitive Sciences
Areas of expertise: Brain plasticity, deafness, American Sign Language, video games, vision, short term memory
Press contact:
Susan Hagen
susan.hagen@rochester.edu
585.276.4061
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March 06, 2013
UPI
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February 27, 2013
Daily Toreador
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February 18, 2013
Individual.com
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February 08, 2013
Huffington Post
Violent Video Games, Blamed For Promoting Violence, May Benefit Brain
January 16, 2013
GoArticles
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December 18, 2012
Washington Post
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October 12, 2012
Wired
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October 07, 2012
Gamasutra
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September 28, 2012
Canberra Times
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August 29, 2012
Science News
The Brain Set Free
August 11, 2012
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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July 05, 2012
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June 18, 2012
Times of India
What's the secret to a gamer’s mental fitness?
June 07, 2012
CBS
Video games scrutinized, new bill seeks
March 20, 2012
The Wall Street Journal
When Gaming Is Good for You
March 05, 2012
ABC News
The Benefits of Video Games
December 26, 2011
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Researchers: video games wont make you smarter
December 23, 2011
Scientific American
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December 01, 2011
New Scientist
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October 23, 2011
GameFWD
Acquiring Life Skills through Video Games
August 01, 2011
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Video games boost brain power
June 29, 2011
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June 16, 2011
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June 03, 2011
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April 29, 2011
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April 26, 2011
Richmond Times Dispatch
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April 17, 2011
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January 31, 2011
PBS
Is Technology Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains?
January 05, 2011
UPI
Study: Space limits number of species
December 29, 2010
Computer Graphics World
How Video Games Stretch the Limits of our Visual Attention
December 29, 2010
NPR
Video Games Boost Brain Power, Multitasking Skills
December 20, 2010
Total Gaming
Video Games Boost Brain Power
December 20, 2010
El Mensajero Católico
Program helps girls explore science
December 16, 2010
Boston Globe
Video games found to aid decision making
September 29, 2010
The Washington Post
Science News: Action video games speed up decision-making process
September 27, 2010
U.S. News & World Report
Video Mayhem Enlivens Decision Making
September 14, 2010
CBS News
Action Video Games Found to Sharpen Decision-Making
September 13, 2010
Time
The cognitive benefits of video games
January 05, 2010
U.S. News & World Report
Video Games Could Boost Certain Thinking Skills
December 24, 2009
United Press International
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December 18, 2009
Public Radio International
How video gaming could be good for you
November 21, 2009
Hartford Courant
Technology and Your Children's Eyes
August 28, 2009
Science Magazine
Multitasking Muddles the Mind?
August 25, 2009
Scientific American
Take two video games and call me in the morning
June 30, 2009
ABC Science Online
Video games are good for you
June 24, 2009
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May 13, 2009
News Releases
Video Games Lead to Faster Decisions that are No Less Accurate
September 10, 2010
Sign Language Study Shows Multiple Brain Regions Wired for Language
April 29, 2010
Action Video Games Improve Vision
March 26, 2009
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September 11, 2008
Biography
Bavelier examines the effect of early-life altered experience on the functionality of the adult brain. For example, she investigates whether early deafness leads to changes in vision or whether early exposure to American Sign Language changes the cortical organization for language. Bavelier also study how videogame playing modifies visual skills.