Selling points: What cognitive abilities are tapped by casual video games?
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Selling points: What cognitive abilities are tapped by casual video games?
The idea that video games or computer-based applications can improve cognitive function has led to a proliferation of programs claiming to "train the brain." However, there is often little scientific basis in the development of commercial training programs, and many research-based programs yield inconsistent or weak results. In this study, we sought to better understand the nature of cognitive ...
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1 Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA 2 Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA 3 Brain Plasticity Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA 4 Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA 5 Digital Artefacts, LLC, Iowa City, IA, USA *Correspondence: ba...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Psychologica
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0001-6918
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.11.009