Video Games and GABA
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Sharlene Newman
Primary Investigator
Overview
The purpose of this study is to investigate the underlying neural architecture that supports the processing associated with video game playing and learning.
Description
The purpose of this study is to determine how gamma aminobutyric acid concentrations change in video game player and non-video game player hippocampi as a result of a 40 minute playing session using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, a method of MRI data analysis.
Eligibility
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
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Conditions:
healthy
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Age: Between 18 Years - 25 Years
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Gender: Male
Inclusion Criteria
Right-handed
Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
No known mental disorders
Play video games on average no more than 1 hour per week or more than 5 hours per week.
Updated on
20 Apr 2024.
Study ID: 1505699906
