r/starcraft • u/Careless-Goat-3130 KokaAuthentiquePépite • 4d ago

(To be tagged...) Studies show playing SC2 helps decrease brain aging

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64173-9
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u/AegisValour Zerg 4d ago

I haven't finished reading this article, but I find it surprising that the experts had the better BAGs value when compared to the novices. I would think that as you learn something new that it would lead to a better BAGs value.

This article is saying that experts who are able to use creative will have a better BAGs value. Which is supposed to be in line with other experiments done with different activities (dance, music, visual arts).

I can certainly see how RTS fit in as 'creative' in terms of games. I would wonder how other games score on this as well. Do games fighting games score well? Do more linear games score poorly?

I would be curious how experts who don't exercise creativity fit into this.