The effect of active video games on cognitive functioning in clinical and non-clinical populations: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 78, Issue , 2017, Pages 34-43

  Stanmore, Emma ^a   Stubbs, Brendon ^b,c   Vancampfort, Davy ^d,e   de Bruin, Eling D ^f   Firth, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KU LEUVEN DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^e KU LEUVEN UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Exercise; Parkinson's disease; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ATTENTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEMORY; META ANALYSIS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL LEARNING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREADMILL; VIDEO GAME; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE;

COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 85018287519     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.04.011     Document Type: Review

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