Video games, cognitive exercises, and the enhancement of cognitive abilities

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages 160-165

  Anguera, Joaquin A ^a,b   Gazzaley, Adam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE EXERCISE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; RECREATION; STUDY DESIGN;

EID: 84933519761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.06.002     Document Type: Review

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