Citation

Miller BT, Clapp WC. Eye Contact Lens 2011; 37(3): 131-139.

Affiliation

From NeuroScouting LLC, Cambridge, MA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/ICL.0b013e3182190b7f

PMID

21490507

Abstract

Elite sports performance fundamentally relies on a complex set of brain functions engaged once visual signals are relayed from the eye. In this review, we overview a series of these neural mechanisms-focusing specifically on the critical role of attention in sculpting the visual processing that takes place leading up to a decision. These brain functions are introduced within the theoretical concept of the 'Perception-Action Cycle.' Vision does not stop at the eye but requires a coordinated set of brain mechanisms called on to convert visual input into rapid decisions about action.

Language: en