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The light side of gaming: creativity and brain plasticity
Christiane Ganter-Argast1,2, Marc Schipper3,4, Manouchehr Shamsrizi5,6
1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
|January 22, 2024
Summary
Gaming may boost brain plasticity and executive functions (EFs) by fostering creativity. Further research into games as creative therapy offers potential for improved health, wellbeing, and reduced cognitive impairments.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
- Therapeutic Interventions
Background:
- The intersection of gaming, brain plasticity, and executive functions (EFs) remains an area ripe for exploration.
- Neuroscience research highlights the potential for games to influence cognitive processes and mental wellbeing.
- Creativity is increasingly recognized for its role in cognitive health and therapeutic outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the potential of gaming to enhance brain plasticity and executive functions (EFs) through creativity.
- To review the current literature linking games, creativity, brain plasticity, and EFs.
- To emphasize the neuroscientific basis for using games in creative therapy for health and wellbeing.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of studies on gaming, creativity, brain plasticity, and executive functions.
- Analysis of the neuroscientific underpinnings of game-based cognitive enhancement.
- Synthesis of research findings to identify therapeutic applications.
Main Results:
- Games show potential to foster creativity, which may enhance brain plasticity and executive functions (EFs).
- Gaming can serve as a therapeutic tool by engaging imagination and cognitive processes.
- Evidence suggests games can help mitigate cognitive impairments and improve overall wellbeing.
Conclusions:
- Investigating games as a therapeutic tool for creativity holds significant promise for mental health.
- Enhancing brain plasticity and EFs through gaming may offer novel approaches to cognitive rehabilitation.
- This research opens avenues for utilizing games to improve health, wellbeing, and manage conditions like anxiety.
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