The article addresses this directly: "Indeed, it is of note that other screen-based activities such as video gaming and using the internet which involve more i

The article addresses this directly: "Indeed, it is of note that other screen-based activities such as video gaming and using the internet which involve more interaction can in fact have cognitive benefits, leading to higher levels of frontal and central EEG activity(21) and enhanced visual-spatial skills, problem-solving skills and cognition in older age(16), suggesting that it is this alert-passive interaction that is a key feature of the effects of television viewing." Also note in Table 1 there are activities such as "using the internet" and "reading a daily newspaper" that were examined.