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Video games as a tool to train visual skills
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Purpose: Adult brain plasticity, although possible, is often difficult to elicit. Training regimens in adults can produce specific improvements on the trained task without leading to general enhancements that would improve quality of life. This paper considers the case of playing action video games as a way to induce widespread enhancement in vision. Conclusions: We review the range of visual skills altered by action video game playing as well as the game components important in promoting visual plasticity. Further, we discuss what these results might mean in terms of rehabilitation for different patient populations.
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- Authors
- Achtman, R. L., Green, C. S., & Bavelier, D.
- Venue
- Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-08
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 4-5
- Pages
- 435-446
- ISSN
- 0922-6028 (ISSN-L)
- 1878-3627
- OpenAlex
- W183267166
- Cited by
- 227
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 4.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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