Reducing backward masking through action game training

Li, Renjie; Polat, Uri; Scalzo, Fabien; Bavelier, Daphné

doi:10.1167/10.14.33

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“…They found attentional training effects from the action videogame, and concluded with the very influential claim that "10 days of training on action video-games is sufficient to increase the capacity of visual attention, its spatial distribution and its temporal resolution" (p. 536). Other studies have since reported similar training effects for a variety of tasks (Feng, Spence, & Pratt, 2007;Green & Bavelier, 2006a, 2006bLi et al, 2009;Li et al, 2010; but see Boot, Kramer, Simons, Fabiani, & Gratton, 2008, for a notable exception, further discussed below).…”

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“…Typically, participants with experience of videogame play are recruited and compared to groups with little videogame experience. Participants from these two populations have often been found to differ in performance on various tasks involving visuospatial attention and visual function (Cain, Landau, & Shimamura, 2012;Castel, Pratt, & Drummond, 2005;Chisholm, Hickey, Theeuwes, & Kingstone, 2010;Colzato, van Leeuwen, van den Wildenberg, & Hommel, 2010;Green & Bavelier, 2003, 2006a, 2006bHubert-Wallander, Green, Sugarman, & Bavelier, 2011;Karle, Watter, & Shedden, 2010;Li, Polat, Makous, & Bavelier, 2009;Li, Polat, Scalzo, & Bavelier, 2010;Sungur & Boduroglu, 2012;West, Stevens, Pun, & Pratt, 2008), and functional neural activity has been found to differ between the groups (Bavelier, Achtman, Mani, & Föcker, 2012;Granek, Gorbet, & Sergio, 2010;Mishra, Zinni, Bavelier, & Hillyard, 2011;Wu et al, 2012). Why do these difference occur?…”

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The case for causal influences of action videogame play upon vision and attention

Kristjánsson

2013

Atten Percept Psychophys

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Over the past decade, exciting findings have surfaced suggesting that routine action videogame play improves attentional and perceptual skills. Apparently, performance during multiple-object tracking, useful-field-ofview tests, and task switching improves, contrast sensitivity and spatial-resolution thresholds decrease, and the attentional blink and backward masking are lessened by short-term training on action videogames. These are remarkable findings showing promise for the training of attention and the treatment of disorders of attentional function. While the findings are interesting, evidence of causal influences of videogame play is not as strong as is often claimed. In many studies, observers with game play experience and those without are tested. Such studies do not address causality, since preexisting differences are not controlled for. Other studies investigate the training of videogame play, with some evidence of training benefits. Methodological shortcomings and potential confounds limit their impact, however, and they have not always been replicated. No longitudinal studies on videogame training exist, but these may be required to provide conclusive answers about any benefits of videogame training and any interaction with preexisting differences. Suggestions for methodological improvement are made here, including recommendations for longitudinal studies. Such studies may become crucial for the field of attentional training to reach its full potential.

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Section: The Issue Of Causalitymentioning

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The case for causal influences of action videogame play upon vision and attention

Kristjánsson

2013

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“…Li et al [129] showed differences between AVG player and non-videogamers in the backward masking. These authors showed that AVG training significantly increases these skills in non-video gamers.…”

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“Shall We Play a Game?”: Improving Reading Through Action Video Games in Developmental Dyslexia

Franceschini

Bertoni

Ronconi

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Curr Dev Disord Rep

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Impaired linguistic-phonological processing is the most accepted explanation of developmental dyslexia (DD). However, growing literature shows that DD is the result of the combination of several neurocognitive causes. Visual attention and magnocellular-dorsal (MD) pathway deficits are now considered causes of DD. Interestingly, a large portion of literature showed that action video games (AVG) are able to improve attentional and perceptual skills in typical readers. Consequently, employing AVG trainings in individuals with DD could improve attention and perception, resulting in better reading skills. The aim of our review is to show the benefits of the AVG training on DD through the changes in the neurocognitive functions at the basis of learning to read. Since visual attentional and MD dysfunctions can be diagnosed in infancy, our review paves the way for possible early prevention programs that could use AVG training.

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“…Attentional blink investigations have previously shown better performance in AVGPs 9,30,32 but not in players of mixed action and non-action videogames. 26 The underlying mechanism, however, remains uncertain as to whether these abilities in AVGPs stem from faster sensory processing, 33 superior attention in time, or both of these processes. 15 Of note is that spatial and temporal attention can also be studied in combination using rapid serial visual presentation streams at different visual field locations.…”

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How to Assess Gaming-Induced Benefits on Attention and Working Memory

Mishra

Bavelier

Gazzaley

2012

Games for Health Journal

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Our daily actions are driven by our goals in the moment, constantly forcing us to choose among various options. Attention and working memory are key enablers of that process. Attention allows for selective processing of goal-relevant information and rejecting task-irrelevant information. Working memory functions to maintain goal-relevant information in memory for brief periods of time for subsequent recall and/or manipulation. Efficient attention and working memory thus support the best extraction and retention of environmental information for optimal task performance. Recent studies have evidenced that attention and working memory abilities can be enhanced by cognitive training games as well as entertainment videogames. Here we review key cognitive paradigms that have been used to evaluate the impact of game-based training on various aspects of attention and working memory. Common use of such methodology within the scientific community will enable direct comparison of the efficacy of different games across age groups and clinical populations. The availability of common assessment tools will ultimately facilitate development of the most effective forms of game-based training for cognitive rehabilitation and education.

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Reducing backward masking through action game training

Cited by 109 publications

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The case for causal influences of action videogame play upon vision and attention

The case for causal influences of action videogame play upon vision and attention

“Shall We Play a Game?”: Improving Reading Through Action Video Games in Developmental Dyslexia

How to Assess Gaming-Induced Benefits on Attention and Working Memory

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