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Videogames improve surgeons skills
Aug 19 2008, Vikas

WASHINGTON: A collaborative study has found that certain types of videogames can have beneficial effects, improving gamers’ dexterity as well as their ability to problem-solve — attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons.

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