The effects of an action video game on visual and affective information processing

Brain Research

Volumn 1504, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-46

  Bailey, Kira ^a   West, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Action video game; Emotion; ERP; Visual processing

Indexed keywords

ACTION VIDEO GAME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875211626     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.02.019     Document Type: Article

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