It might seem counterintuitive, but new research hailing from Australia is suggesting that teenagers who play video gamers actually score higher on academic tests than their non-gamer counterparts. The data was compiled from over 12,000 Australian high schoolers that took the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).

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Source: Hot Hardware – Research Suggests Gamers Get Better Grades, While Social Sites Rot Your Brain