Playing Action Video Games Improves Visuomotor Control

Psychological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1092-1108

  Li, Li ^a,b   Chen, Rongrong ^a   Chen, Jing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI   (China)

Author keywords

action video game; driving; driving game; first person shooter game; visuomotor control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; VIDEO GAME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84981294516     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797616650300     Document Type: Article

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