The gorilla in the room: The impacts of video-game play on visual attention

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2183-2187

  Vallett, David B ^a   Lamb, Richard L ^b   Annetta, Leonard A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Learner roles; Video games

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; HUMAN BRAIN; LEARNER ROLES; VIDEO GAME; VISUAL ATTENTION; VISUAL FIELDS;

EYE PROTECTION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

BRAIN;

EID: 84878615418     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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