Video game training to improve selective visual attention in older adults

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1318-1324

  Belchior, Patrícia ^a   Marsiske, Michael ^b   Sisco, Shannon M ^b   Yam, Anna ^b   Bavelier, Daphne ^c   Ball, Karlene ^d   Mann, William C ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Older adults; Training; Videogames; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

MEDAL OF HONOR; OLDER ADULTS; OPTIMAL TRAINING; PLACEBO CONTROL; TRAINING PROGRAM; USEFUL FIELD OF VIEW; VIDEO GAME; VISUAL ATTENTION;

AGING OF MATERIALS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 84874864589     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.01.034     Document Type: Article

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