Conference paper
Neural Correlates of Computational Fluency Training with a Mobile Game: An Optical Brain Imaging Study
AERA Online Paper Repository
12 Apr 2016
Abstract
In this study we examined the effectiveness of a mobile game called MathDash for improving computational fluency as compared to a conventional drill and practice approach with computerized multiple-choice test items. An optical brain imaging method called functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIR) was utilized to assess changes in neural activity in the prefrontal cortex to examine the impact of increased attentional and cognitive training with MathDash. Overall, our experiment with college students indicated that MathDash was equally effective in terms of improving computational fluency in comparison to the drill and practice approach, whereas the gaming group utilized their prefrontal resources in a more energy efficient way.
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- Title
- Neural Correlates of Computational Fluency Training with a Mobile Game: An Optical Brain Imaging Study
- Creators
- Murat Perit CakirNur CakirHasan Ayaz - Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health SystemsFrank J Lee - Drexel University, Digital Media
- Publication Details
- AERA Online Paper Repository
- Conference
- Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 08 Apr 2016–12 Apr 2016)
- Publisher
- AERA Online Paper Repository
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Digital Media; School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems
- Other Identifier
- 991019186812604721