Multiple studies demonstrate that playing action video games enhances visual attention, processing speed, and the efficiency of cognitive responses, supporting the claim that video games improve reflexes and reaction time.
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Stretching the limits of visual attention: the case of action video games
2010 · cited by 64
Action video games enhance visual attentional capabilities and processing speeds.
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Action video game play facilitates "learning to learn".
2021 · cited by 0
Action game training accelerates learning rates and improves overall task performance in cognitive domains.
Effect of action video games on the spatial distribution of visuospatial attention.
2006 · cited by 0
Action gaming enhances visuospatial attention and attentional resources across the entire visual field.
Enumeration versus multiple object tracking: the case of action video game players.
2006 · cited by 0
Video game play improves the processing and tracking of multiple objects simultaneously.
Enhancing cognition with video games: a multiple game training study.
2013 · cited by 0
Action video game training improves cognitive control and other specific cognitive processes.
Changes in search rate but not in the dynamics of exogenous attention in action videogame players.
2011 · cited by 0
Gamers demonstrate greater visual search rates, indicating increased efficiency in visual selective attention and response execution.