Schenk et al.(2017) Games people play: How video games improve probabilistic learning
Thesis/Purpose: Schemk tests the idea that playing video games has a connection to the many cognitive benefits of imagery and problem solving. Video games may lead to better performance results due to the knowledge that comes from playing video games; due to the “hippocampus-dependent learning and memory processes.” The purpose was to investigate what kind of video games would positively enhance learning in the hippocampus due to the strong enrichment of specific video game designs. Methods: The study began by differentiating right handed people from left handed people. Ambidextrous people were not included in the study. The mean age for male and females who were right handed and participating in the study was 24.6 years. The total number of healthy right handed video gamers was 15. The other 15 were healthy right handed non-gamers and the mean age was 27.5 years. The subjects were found through advertisements in local newspapers. They were screened using a questionnaire. Video gamers...