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Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. Sylvia Plath stuck her head in the oven. History teems with examples of great artists acting in very peculiar ways. Were these artists simply mad or brilliant? According to new research reported in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, maybe both.

Ever worried that you — or someone you know — might be spending too much time playing video games or chatting on Facebook?

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Well, don’t hit the power switch just yet – they may actually make us more successful. And happier. Facebook may boost working memory, some war games enhance a memory skill vital in situations including job interviews and training. Those involving planning and strategy, such as the Total War series, boost working memory – the ability to remember information and use it at the right time.