Improved vision and on-field performance in baseball through perceptual learning
Improved vision and on-field performance in baseball through perceptual learning
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.004
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发表时间：
2014-02-17
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9.2
通讯作者：
Seitz, Aaron R.
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作者：
Deveau, Jenni;Ozer, Daniel J.;Seitz, Aaron R.
我们的视觉能力深刻地影响了大量任务的表现。许多研究探讨了可以改善视力的机制[1]。已发表的研究的一个局限性是，学习效果往往无法转移到训练任务之外或真实的世界条件。在这里，我们报告了一种新的综合感知学习计划的结果，该计划结合了多种感知学习方法：使用不同的刺激进行训练[2]，优化刺激呈现[3]，多感官促进[4]，以及持续强化训练刺激[5]，目标是将益处推广到真实的世界任务。我们将此培训计划应用于加州大学滨江（UCR）棒球队，并使用标准视力表和击球统计数据评估效益。经过训练的球员在训练后表现出更好的视力，减少了三振，创造了更多的跑动;即使考虑到成熟的收益，这些额外的跑动也可能导致额外的四到五场球队胜利。这些结果证明了基于感知学习原理的视觉训练计划的真实的可转移益处。
Our visual abilities profoundly impact performance on an enormous range of tasks. Numerous studies examine mechanisms that can improve vision [1]. One limitation of published studies is that learning effects often fail to transfer beyond the trained task or to real world conditions. Here we report the results of a novel integrative perceptual learning program that combines multiple perceptual learning approaches: training with a diverse set of stimuli [2], optimized stimulus presentation [3], multisensory facilitation [4], and consistently reinforcing training stimuli [5], with the goal to generalize benefits to real world tasks. We applied this training program to the University of California Riverside (UCR) Baseball Team and assessed benefits using standard eye-charts and batting statistics. Trained players showed improved vision after training, had decreased strike-outs, and created more runs; and even accounting for maturational gains, these additional runs may have led to an additional four to five team wins. These results demonstrate real world transferable benefits of a vision-training program based on perceptual learning principles.