Action video game modifies visual selective attention

Article Abstract:

Research indicates that action-video-game playing modifies a range of visual skills, like visual attention in habitual video-game players. Results suggest that perceptual learning although presumed to be specific to the trained task, in this case shows training-induced performance enhancement.

United States, Game, Toy, and Children's Vehicle Manufacturing, Games, toys, and children's vehicles, Electronic Games, Analysis, Evaluation, Influence, Video games, Attention (Psychology), Achievement motivation, Attention, Visual learning

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Space station light show sparks aurora riddle

Article Abstract:

Astronaut Ed Lu's shares his memories of seeing auroral light while studying earth's aurora from orbit. The salient features of the mysterious flashes of light are presented.

Science & research, Research, Astronauts, Auroras, Lu, Ed

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