A multitasking 3D video game that helped some older adults show neurological activity similar to much younger adults could shed light on the plasticity of the older brain. A UCSF research team recently tested a 3D-driving game on a group of adults. The game play was designed to elicit a multitasking response, which generates a certain interference in the brain that increases with age. What the researchers found was that the older adult brain was receptive to the 12 hours of video game training participants engaged in over the course of a month.
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Video Game Rejuvenates Brains of Older Adults
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani September 6, 2013 07:00 AMA multitasking 3D video game that helped some older adults show neurological activity similar to much younger adults could shed light on the plasticity of the older brain. A UCSF research team recently tested a 3D-driving game on a group of adults. The game play was designed to elicit a multitasking response, which generates a certain interference in the brain that increases with age. What the researchers found was that the older adult brain was receptive to the 12 hours of video game training participants engaged in over the course of a month.