The Influence of Video Game Intervention on the Memory of the Elderly

The cognitive decline of the elderly has received more and more attention with the increase of the elderly population. Many researchers are seeking for efficient way to train the elderly and to slow down the aging. Several training methods, such as cognitive training, music training, physical activity, diet control, and video games training, have been proved to be useful. As a new method, video games training is more interesting, attractive and have the potential for transfer of the training effect. In this article, we focus on the video game intervention on memory for the elderly, and reviewed some methods and results of video games training.