Study: Video Game Players Show Enhanced Brain Activity, Decision-Making Skill
Study: Video Game Players Show Enhanced Brain Activity, Decision-Making Skill
Study: Video Game Players Show Enhanced Brain Activity, Decision-Making Skill
July11, 2022
By Mukesh Dhamala
Summary
Frequent players of video games show superior sensorimotor decision-making skills and enhanced activity in key regions of the brain as compared to non-players, according to a recent study by Georgia State University researchers.
"Video game playing can effectively be used for training - for example, decision-making efficiency training and therapeutic interventions - once the relevant brain networks are identified."
He is now a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA. The Georgia State research project involved 47 college-age participants, with 28 categorized as regular video game players and 19 as non-players.
The study found that video game players were faster and more accurate with their responses.
"These results indicate that video game playing potentially enhances several of the subprocesses for sensation, perception and mapping to action to improve decision-making skills," the authors wrote.
"These findings begin to illuminate how video game playing alters the brain in order to improve task performance and their potential implications for increasing task-specific activity."
The study also notes there was no trade-off between speed and accuracy of response - the video game players were better on both measures.
Reference
Dhamala, M. (2022, July 11). Study: Video game players show enhanced brain activity, decision-making skill - Georgia State University News - College of Arts and Sciences, press releases, research, University Research - Science & Technology. Retrieved July 18, 2022, from https://news.gsu.edu/2022/07/11/study-video-game-players-show-enhanced-brain-activity-decision-making-skill/