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Video game training enhances cognition of older adults: a meta-analytic study.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Toril, Pilar Reales, José Manuel Ballesteros, Soledad |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | It has been suggested that video game training enhances cognitive functions in young and older adults. However, effects across studies are mixed. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the hypothesis that training healthy older adults with video games enhances their cognitive functioning. The studies included in the meta-analysis were video game training interventions with pre- and posttraining measures. Twenty experimental studies published between 1986 and 2013, involving 474 trained and 439 healthy older controls, met the inclusion criteria. The results indicate that video game training produces positive effects on several cognitive functions, including reaction time (RT), attention, memory, and global cognition. The heterogeneity test did not show a significant heterogeneity (I(2) = 20.69%) but this did not preclude a further examination of moderator variables. The magnitude of this effect was moderated by methodological and personal factors, including the age of the trainees and the duration of the intervention. The findings suggest that cognitive and neural plasticity is maintained to a certain extent in old age. Training older adults with video games enhances several aspects of cognition and might be a valuable intervention for cognitive enhancement. |
| Starting Page | 124 |
| Ending Page | 138 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://cms.unige.ch/fapse/people/bavelier/wp-content/uploads/labmeetings/01122014/Video%20Game%20Training%20Enhances%20Cognition%20of%20Older%20Adults-%20A%20Meta-Analytic%20Study%20(Toril%20et%20al.%202014)_PsycholAging.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 25244488v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037507 |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0037507 |
| Journal | Psychology and aging |
| Volume Number | 29 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aging Cognition Disorders Microscopy, Video Neuronal Plasticity Scientific Publication Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Training Programs Video Games benefit neurocognitive |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
