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By Neil deGrasse Tyson

Level Up: Your Brain on Video Games with Heather Berlin

S12 E30

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Published August 17, 2021 2:00am

Do video games really turn your mind to mush? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the effects of video games and eSports on the brain with neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin at PocketLab’s Science Is Cool Virtual Unconference.

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