A Literature Review on the Effects of Exergames on Executive Function in Youth.

ABSTRACT: Exergames (video games that promote cognitive and physical activity simultaneously) benefit executive function in elderly populations. It has been suggested that exergames may induce larger effects than cognitive or exercise training alone, but few reviews have synthesized the causal factors of exergames on executive function from experimental research with youth. This review investigates (1) the various types of exergames and associated comparison conditions (2) the executive function outcome assessments commonly utilized in exergame research with youth (3) the efficacy of exergames by evaluating experimental studies that compared exergaming to cognitive, exercise, and passive control conditions inclusive of effect sizes and (4) the potential mechanisms underlying the changes in executive

SUBMITTER: Eng CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10756422 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature