A study appears to have found a link between certain video games and intelligence – but the researchers are quick to point out this does not mean playing games makes you smarter. The study was carried out by the  University of York, UK, and is published in the journal PLOS ONE . There were two parts to the study. The first involved 56 participants (51 of which were male with a mean age of 20. 5 years). The researchers compared psychometric test scores from the subjects with their performance in the action strategy game League of Legends . In this study, they found a correlation between how players performed in the game and how they performed in standard paper-and-pencil intelligence tests. The researchers said the correlation was similar to that seen in games like chess. In the second part of the study, the researchers used existing data from thousands of … Continue reading Being Good At Certain Video Games May Be A Sign Of Intelligence