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ReviewBrain and behavior2025

The Effect of Digital Era on Human Visual Working Memory.

Dandan Tang, Jiangtao Chen, Ping Xu

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Review in Brain and behavior, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dandan TangSchool of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Jiangtao ChenCollege of Educational Science, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou, China.
Ping XuEducational Psychology Division, Public Course Teaching Department, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-2326

Funding

Guangdong Provincial Department of Education (2021GXJK619)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe digital age has had a profound impact on our lives and cognitive abilities, such as working memory. Typically, visual working memory (VWM) is an important aspect of our working memory. As a crucial cognitive function for individuals, VWM has been extensively studied in the context of the digital age and may be affected by the digital age.

objectiveThis review aims to provide a summary of the impact of the digital age on VWM and cover various aspects and novel methods for investigating its effects on our VWM.

methodsQualitative review of the VWM in the context of the digital age.

resultsThis paper reviews the research on VWM in the context of the digital era, expounds the influence of both the digital content usage and the active video games on the VWM, introduces the application of the virtual technology in the research of VWM, and puts forward the future research direction of VWM in the context of the digital era.

conclusionBy synthesizing the existing research, this review sheds light on the complex relationship between the digital age and VWM, as well as identifies potential avenues for future research on VWM.

Indexed as

Memory, Short-TermVideo GamesVisual PerceptionHumansactive video gamesdigit agedigital contentvirtual realityvisual working memory

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PMID39740779
PMCPMC11688110

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