The Mechanism of Esport Influencing Cognitive Function

As one of the emerging sports, Esport has attracted more and more attention. The impact of Esport on health is a topic of interest to researchers. In recent years, the relationship between habitual Esport and cognitive abilities had become a hot topic of research. Through a review of research progress in this field, it was found that habitual Esport could enhance cognitive function, mainly through the improvement of attention function, visual space function and cognitive control function, the increase of cognitive load, the acceleration of skill acquisition, and rewards processing enhancement. The results confirm the plasticity of the brain and show that habitual Esport can help people learn and work more effectively.