Video gaming enhances psychomotor skills but not visuospatial and perceptual abilities in surgical trainees

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 414-420

  Kennedy, A M ^a   Boyle, E M ^a   Traynor, O ^a   Walsh, T ^b   Hill, A D K ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Stroke and Hypertension Unit   (Ireland)

Author keywords

innate ability; perceptual ability; psychomotor ability; surgical training; visuospatial ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SIMULATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MOTOR SKILLS; SPACE PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051521179     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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