Plus, reading can help reduce stress levels and increase creativity. 2. Play puzzles – Puzzles such as crosswords or Sudoku are great for stimulating the mind and improving cognitive function. They also help with memory retention and focus. 3. Exercise – Regular physical activity has been ...
In recent decades, the senior adults population worldwide has increased, as well as the medical conditions related to aging, such as cognitive decline. Vir
“Serious games” was additionally used search term to make the distinction between serious games and commercial VGs. In the second section discussing the association between VG playing and cognitive functions, search terms were “video game (playing)”, “cognitive function/training” and “the ...
As a specialist in cognitive neuroscience and linguistics, she looked at patients' language use as an indicator of their cognitive function. After briefly working for a company that asked her to produce a video game based on neuroscience, Molimpakis realized that video ga...
It has been shown that memory games and those that involve solving problems havepositive effects on older players.According to one study, 10 hours of gaming led to an increase in cognitive functioning in participants aged 50 and older. This is an improvement that lasted for several years. ...
Multiplayer online video games, including violent games, have been found to improve self-esteem, cognitive function, and social skills, while decreasing depression, stress, and loneliness. Plus, video games can be used for autism, depression, and anxiety treatments.[24] ...
Virtual reality games that combine physical activity and brain-training may help slow cognitive decline in older adults, research suggests.
Attention is a cognitive function described as the process of noticing ones surrounding environment and processing this information to execute functions of daily living such as planning, organization, and management5,6. Based on Sohlberg and Mateer’s model7, attention can be divided into five types...
For example: “people with cognitive disabilities, who are occurrently vulnerable due to their care needs, are thereby susceptible to pathogenic forms of vulnerability, such as to sexual abuse by their carers.” [2]. The states explain how pressing the vulnerability is: dispositional (potential) ...
This paper posits the use of computer games as cognitive development tools that can provide players with transferable skills suitable for learning in the 21st century. We describe a method for categorizing single-player computer games according to the main cognitive function(s) engaged in by the pl...