Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Hearing Loss and Auditory Training: Why Playing Games is so Helpful
Why auditory brain training that is “gamified” is more likely to be effective than ordinary auditory training for people who have hearing loss:
• Playing video games is pleasurable.
• Pleasant activities causes the brain to increase production of dopamine, which is a neurotransmitter that acts as a “messenger” between brain cells.
• Research has shown that playing video games increases production of dopamine.
• Increased dopamine levels enhance neural plasticity.
• Enhanced neural plasticity allows for greater perceptual learning.
• Adults with hearing loss have better potential for learning to use their residual hearing when playing auditory brain training games than when engaging in rote auditory training tasks.
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