Plasticity of Attentional Functions in Older Adults after Non-Action Video Game Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Julia Mayas · Fabrice B. R. Parmentier · Pilar Andrés · Soledad Ballesteros

106 citations0/0 files storedPLoS ONE

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Cognitive Abilities and Testing Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Functions and Memory

Abstract

UNLABELLED: A major goal of recent research in aging has been to examine cognitive plasticity in older adults and its capacity to counteract cognitive decline. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether older adults could benefit from brain training with video games in a cross-modal oddball task designed to assess distraction and alertness. Twenty-seven healthy older adults participated in the study (15 in the experimental group, 12 in the control group. The experimental group received 20 1-hr video game training sessions using a commercially available brain-training package (Lumosity) involving problem solving, mental calculation, working memory and attention tasks. The control group did not practice this package and, instead, attended meetings with the other members of the study several times along the course of the study. Both groups were evaluated before and after the intervention using a cross-modal oddball task measuring alertness and distraction. The results showed a significant reduction of distraction and an increase of alertness in the experimental group and no variation in the control group. These results suggest neurocognitive plasticity in the old human brain as training enhanced cognitive performance on attentional functions. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02007616.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 106 citations exist upstream.

References

2015Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place 1996The processing-speed theory of adult age differences in cognition.2008The Adaptive Brain: Aging and Neurocognitive Scaffolding 1996An application of prefrontal cortex function theory to cognitive aging.1992The handbook of aging and cognition 2002Models of visuospatial and verbal memory across the adult life span.2008Enrichment Effects on Adult Cognitive Development 1997Emergence of a powerful connection between sensory and cognitive functions across the adult life span: A new window to the study of cognitive aging?

Cited by

2017Effects of Video Game Training on Measures of Selective Attention and Working Memory in Older Adults: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial 2022A Systematic Review on Serious Games in Attention Rehabilitation and Their Effects 2017Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Commercially Available Computerized Cognitive Training Among Older Adults 2015A randomized controlled trial of brain training with non-action video games in older adults: results of the 3-month follow-up

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.