Daphne Bavelier

Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Geneva

Co-Founding Advisor at Akili Interactive

Daphne Bavelier is an internationally recognized expert on how humans learn. She received a PhD in brain and cognitive sciences from MIT and trained in human brain plasticity at the Salk Institute. She now directs a cognitive neuroscience research team at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and is a co-founding advisor to Akili Interactive, a company that develops clinically validated cognitive therapeutics that exploit high-quality video games. Bavelier is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Human Enhancement and previously served on the forum’s global agenda project, New Vision for Education: Unlocking the Potential of Technology. Her 2012 TED Talk, Your Brain on Games, explored how fast-paced video games affect the brain.

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Video Games Will Make Us Smarter

With Elias Aboujaoude, Daphne Bavelier, Walter R. Boot, Asi Burak
May 10, 2017

As video games gain prominence, some game creators are turning to global issues, such as poverty alleviation, international diplomacy, and combating climate change, for inspiration. Playing these socially minded games, they argue, allows users to build tangible skills in combating crisis and solving critical problems. But others see the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, dominated by portrayals of crime and war, as a threat that desensitizes its users to violence and encourages anti-social behavior. Will video games soon provide innovative solutions to…

Video Games Will Make Us Smarter

With Elias Aboujaoude, Daphne Bavelier, Walter R. Boot, Asi Burak
May 10, 2017

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