Video games as a tool to train visual skills

摘要

Abstract. Purpose: Adult brain plasticity, although possible, is often difficult to elicit. Training regimens in adults can producenspecific improvements on the trained task without leading to general enhancements that would improve quality of life. This papernconsiders the case of playing action video games as a way to induce widespread enhancement in vision.nConclusions: We review the range of visual skills altered by action video game playing as well as the game components importantnin promoting visual plasticity. Further, we discuss what these results might mean in terms of rehabilitation for different patientnpopulations.