Enhanced Implicit Sequence Learning in College-age Video Game Players and Musicians

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-96

  Romano Bergstrom, Jennifer C ^a,c   Howard, James H ^a,b   Howard, Darlene V ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALTERNATING SERIAL REACTION TIME TASK; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLICIT SEQUENCE LEARNING; LEARNING; MALE; MUSICIAN; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 84855994949     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1800     Document Type: Article

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