The Influence of Mental Imagery Expertise of Pen and Paper Players versus Computer Gamers upon Performance and Electrocortical Correlates in a Difficult Mental Rotation Task

We investigated the influence of mental imagery expertise in 15 pen and paper role-players as an expert group compared to gender-matched control computer difficult Vandenberg Kuse rotation task. In this task, participants have decide which two four rotated figures match target figure. The dependent measures were performance speed accuracy. our exploratory investigation, we further examined midline frontal theta band activation, parietal alpha asymmetry EEG indicator for chosen strategy. Additionally, explored gender on although a very small female sample section was given. expected difference concerning accuracy negated by role-playing women, while gender-specific preserved. Moreover, differences electro-cortical revealed strategy, with women using top-down strategies men, who active inhibition associative cortical areas. These strategy uses moderated expertise, higher leading more pronounced activation patters, especially during successful performance. However, due limited size, findings explorative study be interpreted cautiously.