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Our names are Ashley and Maya and we are learning and cognitive PhDs cutting through the BS and sharing the real science on video games and media.

About Ashley McDermott

I’m Ashley McDermott, mom to a very curious 6 year old and a Cognitive Scientist with nearly 20 years of experience studying and understanding the effects of video games on cognitive skills and more generally how humans learn.

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