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Abstract

Led by neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley of the University of California, San Francisco, the study found that a game called NeuroRacer can help older people to improve their capacity to multitask - and the effect seems to carry over to tasks in everyday life and is still there after six months.

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Title
Gaming improves multitasking skills
Author
Abbott, Alison
Pages
18
Section
NEWS: IN FOCUS
Publication year
2013
Publication date
Sep 5, 2013
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1444517200
Copyright
Copyright Nature Publishing Group Sep 5, 2013