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intervention" for "top-down modulation deficits in older adults." A study on 60- to 85-year-olds showed that the multitasking nature of the game caused improvements in tasks outside of the game involving working memory and sustained attention. The game is presented as a
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J. A. Anguera; J. Boccanfuso; J. L. Rintoul; F. Faraji; J. Janowich; E. Kong; Y. Larraburo; C. Rolle; E. Johnston; A. Gazzaley; O. Al-Hashimi (5 September 2013).
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Anguera, J. A.; Boccanfuso, J.; Rintoul, J. L.; Al-Hashimi, O.; Faraji, F.; Janowich, J.; Kong, E.; Larraburo, Y.; Rolle, C.; Johnston, E.; Gazzaley, A. (2013).
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