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The effect of active video games on cognitive functioning in clinical and non-clinical populations: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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This is the first meta‐analysis of active video games (‘exergames’) for cognition and domain‐specific analyses found exergames improved executive functions, attentional processing and visuospatial skills, presenting the firstMeta‐analytic evidence for effects of exergame on cognition.
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This article is published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.The article was published on 2017-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 250 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cognition & Neurocognitive.

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Physical activity to improve cognition in older adults: can physical activity programs enriched with cognitive challenges enhance the effects? A systematic review and meta-analysis

TL;DR: Findings of the current meta-analysis suggest that PA programs for older adults could integrate challenging cognitive exercises to improve cognitive health and combined PA + CA programs should be promoted as a modality for preventing as well as treating cognitive decline in older adults.
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Cognitive Training Does Not Enhance General Cognition.

TL;DR: The cognitive-training program of research has showed no appreciable benefits, and other more plausible practices to enhance cognitive performance should be pursued.
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement

TL;DR: Moher et al. as mentioned in this paper introduce PRISMA, an update of the QUOROM guidelines for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses, which is used in this paper.
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA Statement.

TL;DR: The QUOROM Statement (QUality Of Reporting Of Meta-analyses) as mentioned in this paper was developed to address the suboptimal reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement

TL;DR: A structured summary is provided including, as applicable, background, objectives, data sources, study eligibility criteria, participants, interventions, study appraisal and synthesis methods, results, limitations, conclusions and implications of key findings.
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A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests: Administration, Norms, and Commentary

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive assessment of mood, personality and adaptive functions of individuals in terms of test scores and scores of motor function, executive function, and attention.
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