Video Game ‘Rewires’ ADHD Brain to Improve Attention
A brain-computer interface (BCI)–based video gaming system improves attention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by rewiring abnormal brain networks that regulate attention, suggest preliminary findings of the first brain imaging study to test the system. The ATENTIVmynd (Atentiv LLC) gaming system has been studied in eight clinical trials of children with ADHD.
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