ArticleBrain sciences2025
Action Video Gaming Enhances Brain Structure: Increased Cortical Thickness and White Matter Integrity in Occipital and Parietal Regions.
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- Effects of Video Game Type on Cognitive Performance and Brain Functional Connectivity: A Longitudinal EEG Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Prior video game exposure and ureteroscopic skill: correlation or coincidence?World journal of urology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAction video games-particularly first-person-shooter (FPS), real-time-strategy (RTS), multiplayer-online-battle-arena (MOBA), and battle-royale (BR) titles-have been linked to enhanced visuospatial skills, yet their impact on brain structure remains unclear. PURPOSE: To examine, using a cross-sectional design, whether long-term exposure to high-speed genres is associated with variations in cortical thickness and white matter microstructure.
methodsStructural and diffusion MRI were acquired from 27 video-game players (VGPs) and 19 non-video-game players (NVGPs). FreeSurfer-derived cortical thickness and DSI-Studio quantitative anisotropy (QA) were compared between groups, co-varying for intracranial volume. All
resultsVGPs showed greater cortical thickness in right inferior and superior parietal, supramarginal, and precuneus cortices (η
conclusionsFrequent action gaming is associated with greater cortical thickness in the dorsal stream and enhanced occipito-parietal connectivity. However, causal inference is precluded; longitudinal work is warranted.
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