Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 144 (9) of
Psychological Bulletin (see record 2018-42071-005). In the article, there is a number of …

Competitive gaming, better known as electronic sports (esports), is rapidly growing in
popularity. We systematically reviewed the available literature regarding the psychological …

Due to potential theoretical and societal implications, cognitive training has been one of the
most influential topics in psychology and neuroscience. The assumption behind cognitive …

The possibility of leveraging video games for enhancing behavior and brain function has led
to an emerging new field situated at the crossroads of cognitive neuroscience, health …

As a result of considerable potential scientific and societal implications, the possibility of
enhancing cognitive ability by training has been one of the most influential topics of …

Visual attention functions as a filter to select environmental information for learning and
memory, making it the first step in the eventual cascade of thought and action systems. Here …

In modern societies, training reading skills is fundamental since poor-reading children are at
high risk of struggling both at school and in life. Reading relies not only on oral language …

This new edition provides an accessible guide to advances in neuroscience research and
what they reveal about intelligence. Compelling evidence shows that genetics plays a major …

In 2014, two groups of scientists published open letters on the efficacy of brain-training
interventions, or “brain games,” for improving cognition. The first letter, a consensus …

Over the past 20 years, the proposal that immersive media, such as video games, can be
leveraged to enhance brain plasticity and learning has been put to the test. This expanding …