Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2002):

Practice effects on reaction time for peripheral and central visual fields.

Full Abstract

The present study examined whether EMG-RT (RT) for a key press to stimulus in peripheral and central visual fields decreases with practice. 16 male students were divided into two groups, one practicing using peripheral vision, the other practicing using central vision. Before and after practice, RT was measured for peripheral and central visual fields. Each group practiced three blocks of 25 trials five days a week for three weeks. RT for peripheral and central visual fields decreased with practice. Practice effects on RT for the peripheral visual field extended to RT for the central visual field, and vice versa. It is suggested that the transfer may reflect the decrease in the central nervous system's processing time in common between two RT tasks.

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Author information

Author/s: Ando, Soichi (S); Kida, Noriyuki (N); Oda, Shingo (S);

Affiliation: Kyoto University, Japan.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 95 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 747-51

Dates: Created 2003/01/01; Completed 2003/04/07; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12509170, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adult Attention Electromyography Humans Male Orientation

Orientation Practice (Psychology) Psychomotor Performance Reaction Time Transfer (Psychology) Visual Fields

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