Some Video Games Improve Memory, Brain Functioning In Older Adults, Study Finds

Video games belong to that particular canon of pop culture that are persistently looked down upon by the older crowd. Comic books and at times even television shows make the cut on this front.

But a new study has found that playing video games into your old age could help keep one's brain healthy.

Psychologists at the University of Montreal found that the participants of the study who played 3D platforming games such as "Super Mario 64" developed more gray matter in their brain by the time the experiment ended.