Neural Basis of Video Gaming: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Video gaming is an increasingly popular activity in contemporary society, especially among young people, and video games are increasing in popularity not only as a research tool but also as a field of study. Many studies have focused on the neural and behavioral effects of video games, providing a great deal of video game derived brain correlates in recent decades. There is a great amount of information, obtained through a myriad of methods, providing neural correlates of video games. Objectives: We aim to understand the relationship between the use of video games and their neural correlates, taking into account the whole variety of cognitive factors that they encompass. Methods: A systematic review was conducted using standardized search operators that inc

SUBMITTER: Palaus M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5438999 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature