Videogaming Frequency and Executive Skills in Young Adults

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 19; p. 12081
• Main Authors: Peracchia, Sara, D’Aurizio, Giulia, Curcio, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 24.09.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adult; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive ability; Decision making; Executive Function; Games; Genre; Humans; Problem Solving; Questionnaires; Reaction Time; Young Adult; switching; attention; executive functioning; gamers; decision making; inhibition control

Many studies have shown that “action” videogames (VG) training can improve various cognitive aspects (such as attention, enumeration skill, problem solving, vigilance, inhibitory control and decision making). Unfortunately, independently by VG genre, little research has been conducted on the relevan...