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| Title |
Video game training and the reward system
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00040 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Robert C. Lorenz, Tobias Gleich, Jürgen Gallinat, Simone Kühn |
| Abstract |
Video games contain elaborate reinforcement and reward schedules that have the potential to maximize motivation. Neuroimaging studies suggest that video games might have an influence on the reward system. However, it is not clear whether reward-related properties represent a precondition, which biases an individual toward playing video games, or if these changes are the result of playing video games. Therefore, we conducted a longitudinal study to explore reward-related functional predictors in relation to video gaming experience as well as functional changes in the brain in response to video game training. Fifty healthy participants were randomly assigned to a video game training (TG) or control group (CG). Before and after training/control period, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was conducted using a non-video game related reward task. At pretest, both groups showed strongest activation in ventral striatum (VS) during reward anticipation. At posttest, the TG showed very similar VS activity compared to pretest. In the CG, the VS activity was significantly attenuated. This longitudinal study revealed that video game training may preserve reward responsiveness in the VS in a retest situation over time. We suggest that video games are able to keep striatal responses to reward flexible, a mechanism which might be of critical value for applications such as therapeutic cognitive training. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 15 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 20% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 7% |
| Germany | 1 | 7% |
| Ireland | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
| Bermuda | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 5 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 87% |
| Scientists | 1 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 262 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 254 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 45 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 44 | 17% |
| Researcher | 31 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 39 | 15% |
| Unknown | 62 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 91 | 35% |
| Neuroscience | 18 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 50 | 19% |
| Unknown | 65 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 88. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 February 2024.
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#481,865
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#213
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#6,023
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#7
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