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The Contrasting Effects of an Action Video Game on Visuo-Spatial Processing and Proactive Cognitive Control.

Robert West¹, Edward L Swing², Craig A Anderson³

¹Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135, USA.

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Playing action video games can enhance visuo-spatial skills but may reduce proactive cognitive control. This study investigated the causal link between action gaming and cognitive control, finding similar magnitudes for both effects.

Keywords:

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Neuroscience
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Action video games are popular and linked to visuo-spatial improvements.
Correlational studies suggest action gaming may impair proactive cognitive control.

Purpose of the Study:

To causally investigate the impact of action video game experience on proactive cognitive control.
To determine if visuo-spatial enhancement and cognitive control reduction stem from the same gaming experience.

Main Methods:

Participants engaged in 10 sessions of action video games or a control condition.
Visuo-spatial processing and cognitive control were assessed pre- and post-training.

Main Results:

Action game training led to increased visuo-spatial processing.
Proactive, but not reactive, cognitive control decreased after action game training.
The magnitudes of visuo-spatial and cognitive control changes were similar.

Conclusions:

Action video game play can causally influence proactive cognitive control.
The findings align with correlational data suggesting gaming's impact on decision-making and impulsivity.