Neural basis of superior performance of action videogame players in an attention-demanding task

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 992-998

  Mishra, Jyoti ^a   Zinni, Marla ^b   Bavelier, Daphne ^c   Hillyard, Steven A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEOGAME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78751519393     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4834-10.2011     Document Type: Article

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