Video game players have improved decision-making abilities and enhanced brain activities

Timothy Jordana and Mukesh Dhamala

• Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
• Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA

DOI 10.1016/j.ynirp.2022.100112

Published 22 June 2022

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• Video game players (VGP) are more accurate and faster in decision-making than non-VGP.
• VGP have increased activity in the brain regions for visuomotor processing.
• VGP have increased directed network activities to the SMA and to the thalamus.
• Brain node and network activities negatively correlate with decision response time.