Balance exergames increase cortical activity in frontal areas of the brain

摘要

Exercise videogames - or exergames - are increasingly used to train both physical and cognitive functions [1]. However, it is unknown whether additional cognitive elements in an exergame lead to increased demands on executive functioning, or whether exergames are inherently cognitive demanding. Previous research has shown that EEG can measure brain activity related to executive functioning, and that frontal theta activity in particular is associated with executive functions in cognitive [2,3] and motor control [4] tasks. The current study addresses frontal cortical activity while playing a balance exergame.