Visual Field Advantage: Redefined by Training?

Previc (1990) postulated that most peri-personal space interactions occurred in the lower visual field (LVF), leading to an advantage when compared to the upper visual field (UVF). It is not clear if extensive practice can affect the difference between interactions in the LVF/UVF. We tested male and...

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Main Authors:	Scott A. Stone, Jared Baker, Rob Olsen, Robbin Gibb, Jon Doan, Joshua Hoetmer, Claudia L. R. Gonzalez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:	Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:	basketball athletes visual fields visual processing movement time athletic training
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02764/full

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spelling	doaj-2332dbbad87c4b6d9fa627f2cdfe6bc32020-11-24T21:41:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-01-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.02764400176Visual Field Advantage: Redefined by Training?Scott A. Stone0Jared Baker1Rob Olsen2Robbin Gibb3Jon Doan4Jon Doan5Joshua Hoetmer6Claudia L. R. Gonzalez7Claudia L. R. Gonzalez8Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, CanadaDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, CanadaDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, CanadaDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, CanadaDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, CanadaAlberta Sport Development Centre Southwest, Lethbridge, AB, CanadaDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, CanadaDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, CanadaPrevic (1990) postulated that most peri-personal space interactions occurred in the lower visual field (LVF), leading to an advantage when compared to the upper visual field (UVF). It is not clear if extensive practice can affect the difference between interactions in the LVF/UVF. We tested male and female basketball varsity athletes and non-athletes on a DynaVision D2 visuomotor reaction task. We recruited basketball players because in their training they spend significant amount of time processing UVF information. We found a LVF advantage in all participants, but this advantage was significantly reduced in the athletes. The results suggest that training can be a powerful modulator of visuomotor function.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02764/fullbasketball athletesvisual fieldsvisual processingmovement timeathletic training
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spellingShingle	Scott A. Stone Jared Baker Rob Olsen Robbin Gibb Jon Doan Jon Doan Joshua Hoetmer Claudia L. R. Gonzalez Claudia L. R. Gonzalez Visual Field Advantage: Redefined by Training? Frontiers in Psychology basketball athletes visual fields visual processing movement time athletic training
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title	Visual Field Advantage: Redefined by Training?
title_short	Visual Field Advantage: Redefined by Training?
title_full	Visual Field Advantage: Redefined by Training?
title_fullStr	Visual Field Advantage: Redefined by Training?
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publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
series	Frontiers in Psychology
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publishDate	2019-01-01
description	Previc (1990) postulated that most peri-personal space interactions occurred in the lower visual field (LVF), leading to an advantage when compared to the upper visual field (UVF). It is not clear if extensive practice can affect the difference between interactions in the LVF/UVF. We tested male and female basketball varsity athletes and non-athletes on a DynaVision D2 visuomotor reaction task. We recruited basketball players because in their training they spend significant amount of time processing UVF information. We found a LVF advantage in all participants, but this advantage was significantly reduced in the athletes. The results suggest that training can be a powerful modulator of visuomotor function.
topic	basketball athletes visual fields visual processing movement time athletic training
url	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02764/full
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Visual Field Advantage: Redefined by Training?

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