Video games, long thought to hinder the social abilities of children, may soon replace medication in treating some mental disorders. Project EVO is at the last stage of FDA approval and is intended to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. The next iteration is to use video games to detect Alzheimer’s. Adding support to these findings is that the pharmaceutical company Pfizer is supporting the research.
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