The Effects of Fifa 2015 Computer Games on Changes in Cognitive, Hormonal and Brain Waves Functions of Young Men Volunteers

introduction: computer games have attracted remarkable attentions in general publics withdifferent cultures and their effects are subject of research by cognitive neuroscientists. in thepresent study, possible effects of the game fifa 2015 on cognitive performance, hormonal levels,and electroencephalographic (eeg) signals were evaluated in young male volunteers. methods: thirty two subjects aged 20 years on average participated mutually in playingcomputer game fifa 2015. identification information and general knowledge about the game werecollected. saliva samples from the contestants were obtained before and after the competition.perceptive and cognitive performance including the general cognitive health, response delay,attention maintenance, and mental fatigue were measured using pasat test. eeg were recordedduring the play using eeg device and analyzed later using qeeg. simultaneously, the players’behavior were recorded using a video camera. saliva cortisol levels were assessed by elisa kit.data were analyzed by spss program. results: the impact of playing computer games on cortisol concentration of saliva before andafter the game showed that the amount of saliva plasma after playing the game has droppedsignificantly. also the impact of playing computer games on mental health, before and after thegame indicated that the number of correct answers has not changed significantly. this indicatesthat sustained attention has increased in participants after the game in comparison with beforethat. also it is shown that mental fatigue measured by pasat test, did not changed significantlyafter the game in comparison to before that. the impact of game on changes in brain wavesshowed that the subjects in high activity state during playing the game had higher power of theeeg signals in most of the channels in lower frequency bands in compared to normal state. discussion: the present study showed that computer games can positively affect the stresssystem and the perceptual-cognitive system. even though this impact was not significant in mostcases, the changes in cognitive and hormonal test and also in brain waves were visible. hence,due to the importance of this matter, it is necessary to create control systems in selecting the typesof games for playing.