Changes in Cognitive Functions Following Violent and Football Video Games in Young Male Volunteers by Studying Brain Waves
Introduction: This research investigated the effects of violent and football video games on cognitive functions, cortisol levels, and brain waves. Methods: A total of 64 participants competed in a single-elimination tournament. Saliva samples of all players were obtained before and after the games f...
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doaj-d9522290cd97472aa5247a9b693c39c82020-11-25T03:35:24ZengIran University of Medical SciencesBasic and Clinical Neuroscience2008-126X2228-74422020-05-01113279288Changes in Cognitive Functions Following Violent and Football Video Games in Young Male Volunteers by Studying Brain WavesHamed Aliyari0Hedayat Sahraei1Marjan Erfani2Mohammad Mohammadi3Masoomeh Kazemi4Mohammad Reza Daliri5Behrouz Minaei-Bidgol6Hassan Agaei7Mohammad Sahraei8Seyed Mohammad Ali Seyed Hosseini9Elaheh Tekieh10Maryam Salehi11Fereshteh Farajdokht12 Faculty of Electrical, Biomedical and Mechatronics Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran. Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Neurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Human Motion Control and Computational Neuroscience Laboratory, School of ECE, College of Engineering, University of Tehran,Tehran, Iran. Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran. School of Computer Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran. Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran. Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Physiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Introduction: This research investigated the effects of violent and football video games on cognitive functions, cortisol levels, and brain waves. Methods: A total of 64 participants competed in a single-elimination tournament. Saliva samples of all players were obtained before and after the games for the assessment of cortisol levels. The cognitive performances of the players were also assessed by paced auditory serial addition test. Moreover, the electroencephalogram recording was conducted during the games. Results: The results showed that salivary cortisol levels significantly decreased after playing both games. Also, playing the football game increased reaction time, whereas decreased sustained attention and mental fatigue. Conclusion: Conversely, following playing a violent game, the reaction time decreased, and sustained attention and mental fatigue increased. Furthermore, the results of the EEG recording revealed that playing a violent game engaged more brain regions than the football game. In conclusion, playing violent game more effectively improved cognitive performances in the players than the football game.http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1287-en.htmlcognitivecortisolpasatfootball gameeegviolent game |
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Hamed Aliyari Hedayat Sahraei Marjan Erfani Mohammad Mohammadi Masoomeh Kazemi Mohammad Reza Daliri Behrouz Minaei-Bidgol Hassan Agaei Mohammad Sahraei Seyed Mohammad Ali Seyed Hosseini Elaheh Tekieh Maryam Salehi Fereshteh Farajdokht Changes in Cognitive Functions Following Violent and Football Video Games in Young Male Volunteers by Studying Brain Waves Basic and Clinical Neuroscience cognitive cortisol pasat football game eeg violent game |
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Hamed Aliyari Hedayat Sahraei Marjan Erfani Mohammad Mohammadi Masoomeh Kazemi Mohammad Reza Daliri Behrouz Minaei-Bidgol Hassan Agaei Mohammad Sahraei Seyed Mohammad Ali Seyed Hosseini Elaheh Tekieh Maryam Salehi Fereshteh Farajdokht |
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Changes in Cognitive Functions Following Violent and Football Video Games in Young Male Volunteers by Studying Brain Waves |
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Changes in Cognitive Functions Following Violent and Football Video Games in Young Male Volunteers by Studying Brain Waves |
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Changes in Cognitive Functions Following Violent and Football Video Games in Young Male Volunteers by Studying Brain Waves |
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Changes in Cognitive Functions Following Violent and Football Video Games in Young Male Volunteers by Studying Brain Waves |
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Changes in Cognitive Functions Following Violent and Football Video Games in Young Male Volunteers by Studying Brain Waves |
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changes in cognitive functions following violent and football video games in young male volunteers by studying brain waves |
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Iran University of Medical Sciences |
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Basic and Clinical Neuroscience |
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2008-126X 2228-7442 |
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Introduction: This research investigated the effects of violent and football video games on cognitive functions, cortisol levels, and brain waves.
Methods: A total of 64 participants competed in a single-elimination tournament. Saliva samples of all players were obtained before and after the games for the assessment of cortisol levels. The cognitive performances of the players were also assessed by paced auditory serial addition test. Moreover, the electroencephalogram recording was conducted during the games.
Results: The results showed that salivary cortisol levels significantly decreased after playing both games. Also, playing the football game increased reaction time, whereas decreased sustained attention and mental fatigue.
Conclusion: Conversely, following playing a violent game, the reaction time decreased, and sustained attention and mental fatigue increased. Furthermore, the results of the EEG recording revealed that playing a violent game engaged more brain regions than the football game. In conclusion, playing violent game more effectively improved cognitive performances in the players than the football game. |
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