Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study.
Recent studies suggest that action video game players exhibit superior performance in visuospatial cognitive tasks compared with non-game players. However, the neural basis underlying this visuospatial cognitive performance advantage remains largely unknown. The present human behavioral and imaging...
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| author | Satoshi Tanaka Hanako Ikeda Kazumi Kasahara Ryo Kato Hiroyuki Tsubomi Sho K Sugawara Makoto Mori Takashi Hanakawa Norihiro Sadato Manabu Honda Katsumi Watanabe |
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| description | Recent studies suggest that action video game players exhibit superior performance in visuospatial cognitive tasks compared with non-game players. However, the neural basis underlying this visuospatial cognitive performance advantage remains largely unknown. The present human behavioral and imaging study compared gray matter volume in action video game experts and non-experts using structural magnetic resonance imaging and voxel-based morphometry analysis. The results revealed significantly larger gray matter volume in the right posterior parietal cortex in experts compared with non-experts. Furthermore, the larger gray matter volume in the right posterior parietal cortex significantly correlated with individual performance in a visual working memory task in experts. These results suggest that differences in brain structure may be linked to extensive video game play, leading to superior visuospatial cognitive performance in action video game experts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-400d8d53a4f04eeeb385b304e87538892022-12-21T22:43:23ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0186e6699810.1371/journal.pone.0066998Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study.Satoshi TanakaHanako IkedaKazumi KasaharaRyo KatoHiroyuki TsubomiSho K SugawaraMakoto MoriTakashi HanakawaNorihiro SadatoManabu HondaKatsumi WatanabeRecent studies suggest that action video game players exhibit superior performance in visuospatial cognitive tasks compared with non-game players. However, the neural basis underlying this visuospatial cognitive performance advantage remains largely unknown. The present human behavioral and imaging study compared gray matter volume in action video game experts and non-experts using structural magnetic resonance imaging and voxel-based morphometry analysis. The results revealed significantly larger gray matter volume in the right posterior parietal cortex in experts compared with non-experts. Furthermore, the larger gray matter volume in the right posterior parietal cortex significantly correlated with individual performance in a visual working memory task in experts. These results suggest that differences in brain structure may be linked to extensive video game play, leading to superior visuospatial cognitive performance in action video game experts.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23776706/pdf/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Satoshi Tanaka Hanako Ikeda Kazumi Kasahara Ryo Kato Hiroyuki Tsubomi Sho K Sugawara Makoto Mori Takashi Hanakawa Norihiro Sadato Manabu Honda Katsumi Watanabe Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study. |
| title_full | Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study. |
| title_fullStr | Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study. |
| title_short | Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study. |
| title_sort | larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts a behavioral and voxel based morphometry vbm study |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23776706/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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