Habitual action video game players display increased cortical thickness in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex.
Title | Habitual action video game players display increased cortical thickness in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Benady-Chorney J, Yau Y, Zeighami Y, Bohbot VD, West GL |
Journal | Neuroreport |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 393-396 |
Date Published | 2018 Mar 21 |
ISSN | 1473-558X |
Abstract | Action video game players (aVGPs) display increased performance in attention-based tasks and enhanced procedural motor learning. In parallel, the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is centrally implicated in specific types of reward-based learning and attentional control, the execution or inhibition of motor commands, and error detection. These processes are hypothesized to support aVGP in-game performance and enhanced learning though in-game feedback. We, therefore, tested the hypothesis that habitual aVGPs would display increased cortical thickness compared with nonvideo game players (nonVGPs). Results showed that the aVGP group (n=17) displayed significantly higher levels of cortical thickness specifically in the dorsal ACC compared with the nonVGP group (n=16). Results are discussed in the context of previous findings examining video game experience, attention/performance, and responses to affective components such as pain and fear. |
DOI | 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000981 |
Alternate Journal | Neuroreport |
PubMed ID | 29461337 |