The effects of video game playing on attention, memory, and executive control

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 387-398

  Boot, Walter R ^a   Kramer, Arthur F ^a   Simons, Daniel J ^a   Fabiani, Monica ^a   Gratton, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Practice; Transfer; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; RECALL; RECREATION;

APTITUDE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049103891     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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