Video game training enhances cognitive control in older adults

J. A. Anguera (), J. Boccanfuso, J. L. Rintoul, O. Al-Hashimi, F. Faraji, J. Janowich, E. Kong, Y. Larraburo, C. Rolle, E. Johnston and A. Gazzaley ()
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J. A. Anguera: University of California
J. Boccanfuso: University of California
J. L. Rintoul: University of California
O. Al-Hashimi: University of California
F. Faraji: University of California
J. Janowich: University of California
E. Kong: University of California
Y. Larraburo: University of California
C. Rolle: University of California
E. Johnston: University of California
A. Gazzaley: University of California

Nature, 2013, vol. 501, issue 7465, 97-101

Abstract: Training with a multitasking video game is shown to improve cognitive control abilities that decline with age, revealing the plasticity of the ageing brain; these behavioural improvements were accompanied by underlying neural changes that predicted the training-induced boost in sustained attention and enhanced multitasking performance 6 months later.

Date: 2013
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