ArticleBehavioural brain research2020
Enriching hippocampal memory function in older adults through video games.
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- The effects of video games on cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
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- Effect of postnatal environmental enrichment on LTP induction in the CA1 area of hippocampus of prenatally traffic noise-stressed female rats.AIMS neuroscience · 2023Article
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- Perceived stress associations with hippocampal-dependent behavior and hippocampal subfield volume.Neurobiology of stress · 2022Article
- An enriched environment re-establishes metabolic homeostasis by reducing obesity-induced inflammation.Disease models & mechanisms · 2022Article
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- Exploring the Spatial Relationships Between Real and Virtual Experiences: What Transfers and What Doesn't.Frontiers in virtual reality · 2020Article
- The Effects of High-intensity Functional Training (HIFT) on Spatial Learning, Visual Pattern Separation and Attention Span in Adolescents.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2020Article
- Enriching Hippocampal Memory Function in Older Adults Through Real-World Exploration.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
Healthy aging is accompanied by a steady cognitive decline with clear losses in memory. Animal studies have consistently demonstrated that simply modifying an animal's living environment (known as environmental enrichment) can have a positive influence on age-related cognitive decline in the hippocampus. Previously, we showed that playing immersive 3D video games can improve hippocampal-based memory in young healthy adults, suggesting that the exploration of the large open worlds of modern-day video games may act as proxy for environmental enrichment in humans. Here, we replicated our previous video game study in healthy older adults, showing that playing video games for four weeks can improve hippocampal-based memory in a population that is already experiencing age-related decline in memory. Furthermore, we showed that the improvements last for up to four weeks past the intervention, highlighting the potential of video games as intervention for age-related cognitive decline.
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