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EDITORIAL article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Neuropsychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1499643
This article is part of the Research Topic Gamification as Intervention Strategy for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation View all 6 articles

Gamification as an Intervention Strategy for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Provisionally accepted
Francisco Nieto-Escamez Francisco Nieto-Escamez 1,2*MARÍA D. ROLDAN-TAPIA MARÍA D. ROLDAN-TAPIA 1Sergio Castaño-Castaño Sergio Castaño-Castaño 3,4,5Robert J. Lowe Robert J. Lowe 6,7
  • 1 Department of Psychology, University of Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
  • 2 Research Center for Well-being and Social Inclusion (CIBIS), University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain
  • 3 Dept. Psychology, University Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
  • 4 Institute of Neurosciences of the Principality of Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain
  • 5 Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
  • 6 Department of Applied Information Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 7 Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Gothenburg, Sweden

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    The subsequent sections of this editorial summarize key findings from the five articles included in this special issue and discuss the broader implications of gamification in neuropsychological rehabilitation.In the study by Moret et al. (2022), the effects of exergames on mood and cognition in healthy older adults were examined through a randomized pilot study involving 57 participants. Participants were divided into two groups: one engaged in cognitive-motor exergaming activities on an Xbox-360, which tasks to improve cognitive functions such as visual search, spatial working memory, 37 executive functions, along motor skills like proprioception and coordination.

    Keywords: Gamification, neuropsychological rehabilitation, Cognitive Function, Virtual Reality, Therapeutic intervention, Exergame, patient engagement

    Received: 21 Sep 2024; Accepted: 07 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Nieto-Escamez, ROLDAN-TAPIA, Castaño-Castaño and Lowe. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Francisco Nieto-Escamez, Department of Psychology, University of Almería, Almería, 04120, Andalusia, Spain

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