Research conducted at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore says that sitting down to play certain video games could enhance the ability to think on one’s feet.

The process-of-elimination study examined the effects of several genres and found that a physics-based, complex puzzle game called “Cut the Rope” came out on top for improving executive brain functions.

The scientific designation “executive functions” is an umbrella term that implicates management of cognitive tasks such as memory, decision making, planning and problem solving.

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