The Mechanism of Esport Influencing Cognitive Function

LIU Chengyi; TANG Lu; SUN Shasha; BAI Muwei; GONG Yanchun; LIN Haiqi

doi:10.6054/j.jscnun.2020019

Journal of South China Normal University (Natural Science Edition) > 2020 > 52(2): 1-8. > DOI: 10.6054/j.jscnun.2020019

LIU Chengyi, TANG Lu, SUN Shasha, BAI Muwei, GONG Yanchun, LIN Haiqi. The Mechanism of Esport Influencing Cognitive Function[J]. Journal of South China Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 2020, 52(2): 1-8. DOI: 10.6054/j.jscnun.2020019

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The Mechanism of Esport Influencing Cognitive Function

LIU Chengyi^1, ,,
TANG Lu¹,
SUN Shasha²,
BAI Muwei^{1, 3},
GONG Yanchun^{1, 4},
LIN Haiqi^{1, 5}

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School of Physical Education & Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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School of Physical Education, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
4.
School of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330038, China
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School of Physical Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

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Received Date: November 29, 2019
Available Online: March 21, 2021

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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.
- Esport,
- cognitive function,
- habitual behavior,
- cerebellum,
- normal function-specific signal transduction pathways

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