Intensive video gaming improves encoding speed to visual short-term memory in young male adults

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 108-118

  Wilms, Inge L ^a   Petersen, Anders ^a   Vangkilde, Signe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Theory of Visual Attention; Video games; Visual attention; Visual processing speed

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871457231     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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