TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Reducing backward masking through action game training
JO  - Journal of vision
A1  - Li, Renjie
A1  - Polat, Uri
A1  - Scalzo, Fabien
A1  - Bavelier, Daphne
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - 10
IS  - 14
N2  - Action video game play enhances basic visual skills such as crowding acuity and contrast sensitivity (C. S. Green & D. Bavelier, 2007; R. Li, U. Polat, W. Makous, & D. Bavelier, 2009). Here, we ask whether the dynamics of perception may also be altered as a result of playing action games. A backward masking paradigm was used to test the hypothesis that action video game play also alters the temporal dynamics of vision. As predicted, action gamers showed reduced backward masking and an accompanying training study established the causal role of action game play in this enhancement. Implications of this result are discussed in the context of the faster reaction times and enhanced sensitivity also documented after action game play.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1534-7362
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/10.14.33
ID  - ref1
ER  -