Larger right posterior parietal volume in action video game experts: a behavioral and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study.
| Autor: | Satoshi Tanaka; Hanako Ikeda; Kazumi Kasahara; Ryo Kato; Hiroyuki Tsubomi; Sho K Sugawara; Makoto Mori; Takashi Hanakawa; Norihiro Sadato; Manabu Honda; Katsumi Watanabe |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2013 |
| Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| Online Zugang: |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23776706/pdf/?tool=EBI https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066998 https://doaj.org/article/400d8d53a4f04eeeb385b304e8753889 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066998 https://doaj.org/article/400d8d53a4f04eeeb385b304e8753889 |
| Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:400d8d53a4f04eeeb385b304e8753889 |
Zusammenfassung
Recent studies suggest that action video game players exhibit superior performance in visuospatial cognitive tasks compared with non-game players. However, the neural basis underlying this visuospatial cognitive performance advantage remains largely unknown. The present human behavioral and imaging study compared gray matter volume in action video game experts and non-experts using structural magnetic resonance imaging and voxel-based morphometry analysis. The results revealed significantly larger gray matter volume in the right posterior parietal cortex in experts compared with non-experts. Furthermore, the larger gray matter volume in the right posterior parietal cortex significantly correlated with individual performance in a visual working memory task in experts. These results suggest that differences in brain structure may be linked to extensive video game play, leading to superior visuospatial cognitive performance in action video game experts.