Video game training enhances cognitive control in older adults

Nature

Volumn 501, Issue 7465, 2013, Pages 97-101

  Anguera, J A ^a,b   Boccanfuso, J ^a,b   Rintoul, J L ^a,b   Al Hashimi, O ^a,b   Faraji, F ^a,b   Janowich, J ^a,b   Kong, E ^a,b   Larraburo, Y ^a,b   Rolle, C ^a,b   Johnston, E ^a   Gazzaley, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; BRAIN; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883660251     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature12486     Document Type: Article

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