Learning to multitask: Effects of video game practice on electrophysiological indices of attention and resource allocation

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1173-1183

  Maclin, Edward L ^a   Mathewson, Kyle E ^a   Low, Kathy A ^a   Boot, Walter R ^b   Kramer, Arthur F ^a   Fabiani, Monica ^a   Gratton, Gabriele ^a  

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

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha rhythm; Attention control; Electroencephalogram (EEG); Event related brain potential (ERP); Event related spectral perturbation (ERSP); Practice; Training; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79960809579     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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