Investigation of the effect of playing video games on visual attention and brain hemodynamics with functional near infrared spectroscopy

Video game playing is an attractive form of entertainment among school-age children. Although this activity has many adverse effects on child development, there have been only a few studies examining the biological effects of video games on brain activity. The aims of this study were i) to investiga...

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Main Authors: Erdogan, Sinem Burcu, Bilgin, Canan, Turan, Beyza, Akin, Ata
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain
Educational institutions
Error analysis
Games
Hemodynamics
Infrared spectra
Internet
Pediatrics
Performance evaluation
Testing
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Summary:Video game playing is an attractive form of entertainment among school-age children. Although this activity has many adverse effects on child development, there have been only a few studies examining the biological effects of video games on brain activity. The aims of this study were i) to investigate effects of video game playing on attentional capacity and visual skills ii) to relate training induced alterations in performance with regional cerebral oxygenation levels obtained by functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). 24 high school students (12 video game players and 12 non-video game players) participated in the study. Subjects were asked to perform a task-switching experiment. Cerebral oxygenation level in the prefrontal cortex was measured with a near infrared spectroscopy device. Video game players had shorter reaction times (p
DOI:10.1109/BIYOMUT.2009.5130331