Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Does playing Counter-Strike make you think faster?

Prof Claudia Von Bastian and PhD student Eleanor Hyde are looking into the cognitive benefits of playing video games like Counter-Strike 2.

Read more here: sheffield.ac.uk/news/counter-strike-players-faster-decision-making-study-shows

This video contains footage from Counter-Strike 2, which includes depictions of gun and knife violence.


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