Neural Basis of Enhanced Executive Function in Older Video Game Players: An fMRI Study

• Published in: Frontiers in aging neuroscience Vol. 9; p. 382
• Main Authors: Wang, Ping, Zhu, Xing-Ting, Qi, Zhigang, Huang, Silin, Li, Hui-Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 21.11.2017; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Age; Brain; Brain mapping; Cognitive ability; Computer & video games; Cortex (parietal); Executive function; fMRI; Frontal gyrus; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Laboratories; Medical imaging; Memory; Neuroimaging; Neuroscience; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; older non-video game players; Older people; older video game players; Population; video game experience; Beijing China; China; fMRI; older non-video game players; older video game players; video game experience; executive function

Video games have been found to have positive influences on executive function in older adults; however, the underlying neural basis of the benefits from video games has been unclear. Adopting a task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study targeted at the flanker task, the present st...