04 Sep 2013
September 4, 2013

Video game training enhances cognitive control in older adults

In The News, Neuroscience

Adam Gazzaley and company show, for the first time, that training on a video game results in benefits that transfer to other tests of cognition.  Training on the NeuroRacer game produced long-lasting improvements in cognitive abilities of older adults (age 65-80).  How did they do it?  Their trick was to focus on multitasking and attention.
Anguera et al (2013) Nature

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The Miller Lab uses experimental and theoretical approaches to study the neural basis of the high-level cognitive functions that underlie complex goal-directed behavior. ekmillerlab.mit.edu