Brain plasticity through the life span: learning to learn and
action video games. The ability of the human brain to learn is
exceptional. Yet, learning is typically quite specific to the
exact task used during training, a limiting factor for practical
applications such as rehabilitation, workforce training, or
education. The possibility of identifying training regimens that
have a broad enough impact to transfer to a variety of tasks is
thus highly appealing. This work reviews how complex training
environments such as action video game play may actually foster
brain plasticity and learning. This enhanced learning capacity,
termed learning to learn, is considered in light of its
computational requirements and putative neural mechanisms.
Department of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of
Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
firstname.lastname@example.org SourceAnnual review of
neuroscience 35: 2012 pg 391-416 Neural Networks (Computer) Pub
Type(s)Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural R