Differential effects of wakeful rest, music and video game playing on working memory performance in the n-back task

Differential effects of wakeful rest, music and video game playing on working memory performance in the n-back task

The interruption of learning processes by breaks filled with diverse activities is common in everyday life. We investigated the effects of active computer gaming and passive relaxation (rest and music) breaks on working memory performance. Young adults were exposed to breaks involving (i) eyes-open...

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Main Authors: Maxim S Kuschpel, Shuyan eLiu, Daniel J Schad, Stephan eHeinzel, Andreas eHeinz, Michael A Rapp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Attention
working memory
mind wandering
Computer Games
cognitive resources
Mozart effect
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01683/full

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