scholarly journals Deaf individuals who work with computers present a high level of visual attention

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-128
Author(s):  
Paula Vieira Ribeiro ◽  
Valdenilson Ribeiro Ribas ◽  
Renata de Melo Guerra Ribas ◽  
Teresinha de Jesus Oliveira Guimarães de Melo ◽  
Carlos Antonio de Sá Marinho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Attention ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Know How ◽  
High Level

Abstract Some studies in the literature indicate that deaf individuals seem to develop a higher level of attention and concentration during the process of constructing of different ways of communicating. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of attention in individuals deaf from birth that worked with computers. Methods: A total of 161 individuals in the 18-25 age group were assessed. Of these, 40 were congenitally deaf individuals that worked with computers, 42 were deaf individuals that did not work, did not know how to use nor used computers (Control 1), 39 individuals with normal hearing that did not work, did not know how to use computers nor used them (Control 2), and 40 individuals with normal hearing that worked with computers (Control 3). Results: The group of subjects deaf from birth that worked with computers (IDWC) presented a higher level of focused attention, sustained attention, mental manipulation capacity and resistance to interference compared to the control groups. Conclusion: This study highlights the relevance sensory to cognitive processing.

scholarly journals Sustained attention in skilled and novice martial arts athletes: A study of event-related potentials and current sources

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Sanchez-Lopez ◽  
Juan Silva-Pereyra ◽  
Thalia Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Source Analysis ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Continuous Performance Task ◽  
Related Potentials

Background. Research on sports has revealed that behavioral responses and event-related brain potentials (ERP) are better in expert than in novice athletes for sport-related tasks. Focused attention is essential for optimal athletic performance across different sports but mainly in combat disciplines. During combat, long periods of focused attention (i.e., sustained attention) are required for a good performance. Few investigations have reported effects of expertise on brain electrical activity and its neural generators during sport-unrelated attention tasks. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of expertise (i.e., skilled and novice martial arts athletes) analyzing the ERP during a sustained attention task (Continuous Performance Task; CPT) and the cortical three-dimensional distribution of current density, using the sLORETA technique. Methods. CPT consisted in an oddball-type paradigm presentation of five stimuli (different pointing arrows) where only one of them (an arrow pointing up right) required a motor response (i.e., target). CPT was administered to skilled and novice martial arts athletes while EEG were recorded. Amplitude ERP data from target and non-target stimuli were compared between groups. Subsequently, current source analysis for each ERP component was performed on each subject. sLORETA images were compared by condition and group using Statistical Non-Parametric Mapping analysis. Results. Skilled athletes showed significant amplitude differences between target and non-target conditions in early ERP components (P100 and P200) as opposed to the novice group; however, skilled athletes showed no significant effect of condition in N200 but novices did show a significant effect. Current source analysis showed greater differences in activations in skilled compared with novice athletes between conditions in the frontal (mainly in the Superior Frontal Gyrus and Medial Frontal Gyrus) and limbic (mainly in the Anterior Cingulate Gyrus) lobes. Discussion. These results are supported by previous findings regarding activation of neural structures that underlie sustained attention. Our findings may indicate a better-controlled attention in skilled athletes, which suggests that expertise can improve effectiveness in allocation of attentional resources during the first stages of cognitive processing during combat.

scholarly journals Sustained attention in skilled and novice martial arts athletes: a study of event-related potentials and current sources

PeerJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. e1614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Sanchez-Lopez ◽  
Juan Silva-Pereyra ◽  
Thalia Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Source Analysis ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Continuous Performance Task ◽  
Related Potentials

Background.Research on sports has revealed that behavioral responses and event-related brain potentials (ERP) are better in expert than in novice athletes for sport-related tasks. Focused attention is essential for optimal athletic performance across different sports but mainly in combat disciplines. During combat, long periods of focused attention (i.e., sustained attention) are required for a good performance. Few investigations have reported effects of expertise on brain electrical activity and its neural generators during sport-unrelated attention tasks. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of expertise (i.e., skilled and novice martial arts athletes) analyzing the ERP during a sustained attention task (Continuous Performance Task; CPT) and the cortical three-dimensional distribution of current density, using the sLORETA technique.Methods.CPT consisted in an oddball-type paradigm presentation of five stimuli (different pointing arrows) where only one of them (an arrow pointing up right) required a motor response (i.e., target). CPT was administered to skilled and novice martial arts athletes while EEG were recorded. Amplitude ERP data from target and non-target stimuli were compared between groups. Subsequently, current source analysis for each ERP component was performed on each subject. sLORETA images were compared by condition and group using Statistical Non-Parametric Mapping analysis.Results.Skilled athletes showed significant amplitude differences between target and non-target conditions in early ERP components (P100 and P200) as opposed to the novice group; however, skilled athletes showed no significant effect of condition in N200 but novices did show a significant effect. Current source analysis showed greater differences in activations in skilled compared with novice athletes between conditions in the frontal (mainly in the Superior Frontal Gyrus and Medial Frontal Gyrus) and limbic (mainly in the Anterior Cingulate Gyrus) lobes.Discussion.These results are supported by previous findings regarding activation of neural structures that underlie sustained attention. Our findings may indicate a better-controlled attention in skilled athletes, which suggests that expertise can improve effectiveness in allocation of attentional resources during the first stages of cognitive processing during combat.

scholarly journals Sustained attention in skilled and novice martial arts athletes: A study of event-related potentials and current sources

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Sanchez-Lopez ◽  
Juan Silva-Pereyra ◽  
Thalia Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Source Analysis ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Continuous Performance Task ◽  
Related Potentials

Background. Research on sports has revealed that behavioral responses and event-related brain potentials (ERP) are better in expert than in novice athletes for sport-related tasks. Focused attention is essential for optimal athletic performance across different sports but mainly in combat disciplines. During combat, long periods of focused attention (i.e., sustained attention) are required for a good performance. Few investigations have reported effects of expertise on brain electrical activity and its neural generators during sport-unrelated attention tasks. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of expertise (i.e., skilled and novice martial arts athletes) analyzing the ERP during a sustained attention task (Continuous Performance Task; CPT) and the cortical three-dimensional distribution of current density, using the sLORETA technique. Methods. CPT consisted in an oddball-type paradigm presentation of five stimuli (different pointing arrows) where only one of them (an arrow pointing up right) required a motor response (i.e., target). CPT was administered to skilled and novice martial arts athletes while EEG were recorded. Amplitude ERP data from target and non-target stimuli were compared between groups. Subsequently, current source analysis for each ERP component was performed on each subject. sLORETA images were compared by condition and group using Statistical Non-Parametric Mapping analysis. Results. Skilled athletes showed significant amplitude differences between target and non-target conditions in early ERP components (P100 and P200) as opposed to the novice group; however, skilled athletes showed no significant effect of condition in N200 but novices did show a significant effect. Current source analysis showed greater differences in activations in skilled compared with novice athletes between conditions in the frontal (mainly in the Superior Frontal Gyrus and Medial Frontal Gyrus) and limbic (mainly in the Anterior Cingulate Gyrus) lobes. Discussion. These results are supported by previous findings regarding activation of neural structures that underlie sustained attention. Our findings may indicate a better-controlled attention in skilled athletes, which suggests that expertise can improve effectiveness in allocation of attentional resources during the first stages of cognitive processing during combat.

A Questionnaire Survey of Current Rehabilitation Practices for Adults With Normal Hearing Sensitivity Who Experience Auditory Difficulties

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 738-761
Author(s):  
Tess K. Koerner ◽  
Melissa A. Papesh ◽  
Frederick J. Gallun
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Hearing Sensitivity ◽  
Considerable Benefit ◽  
High Level

Purpose A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect information from clinical audiologists about rehabilitation options for adult patients who report significant auditory difficulties despite having normal or near-normal hearing sensitivity. This work aimed to provide more information about what audiologists are currently doing in the clinic to manage auditory difficulties in this patient population and their views on the efficacy of recommended rehabilitation methods. Method A questionnaire survey containing multiple-choice and open-ended questions was developed and disseminated online. Invitations to participate were delivered via e-mail listservs and through business cards provided at annual audiology conferences. All responses were anonymous at the time of data collection. Results Responses were collected from 209 participants. The majority of participants reported seeing at least one normal-hearing patient per month who reported significant communication difficulties. However, few respondents indicated that their location had specific protocols for the treatment of these patients. Counseling was reported as the most frequent rehabilitation method, but results revealed that audiologists across various work settings are also successfully starting to fit patients with mild-gain hearing aids. Responses indicated that patient compliance with computer-based auditory training methods was regarded as low, with patients generally preferring device-based rehabilitation options. Conclusions Results from this questionnaire survey strongly suggest that audiologists frequently see normal-hearing patients who report auditory difficulties, but that few clinicians are equipped with established protocols for diagnosis and management. While many feel that mild-gain hearing aids provide considerable benefit for these patients, very little research has been conducted to date to support the use of hearing aids or other rehabilitation options for this unique patient population. This study reveals the critical need for additional research to establish evidence-based practice guidelines that will empower clinicians to provide a high level of clinical care and effective rehabilitation strategies to these patients.

scholarly journals Does Gamifying Homework Influence Performance and Perceived Gameful Experience?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4829
Author(s):  
Ahmed Hosny Saleh Metwally ◽  
Maiga Chang ◽  
Yining Wang ◽  
Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy Yousef
Keyword(s):  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Control

There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the importance of applying gamification in educational settings. This research developed an application to gamify students’ homework to address the concern of the students’ inability to complete their homework. This research aims to investigate students’ performance in doing their homework, and reflections and perceptions of the gameful experience in gamified homework exercises. Based on the data gathered from experimental and control groups (N = 84) via learning analytics, survey, and interview, the results show a high level of satisfaction according to students’ feedback. The most noticeable finding to extract from the analysis is that students can take on a persona, earn points, and experience a deeper sense of achievement through doing the gamified homework. Moreover, the students, on the whole, are likely to be intrinsically motivated whenever the homework is attributed to factors under their own control, when they consider that they have the expertise to be successful learners to achieve their desired objectives, and when they are interested in dealing with the homework for learning, not just achieving high grades.

scholarly journals Driving and visual deficits in stroke patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Marcondes Braga ◽  
Renato Nickel ◽  
Marcos Lange ◽  
Élcio Juliato Piovesan
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Visual Attention ◽  
Visual Processing ◽  
Moderate Risk ◽  
Interference Factor ◽  
Visual Deficits ◽  
Useful Field Of View ◽  
High Level ◽  
Safe Performance ◽  
Intention Group

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the present study was to conduct an exploratory assessment of visual impairment following stroke, and to discuss the possibilities of reintroducing patients to the activity of driving. Methods: The Useful Field of View test was used to assess visual processing and visual attention. Results: A total of 18 patients were included in the study, and were assigned to either the drive group (n = 9) or the intention group (n = 9). In the drive group, one patient was categorized as moderate-to-high risk; whereas, in the intention group, one patient was categorized as low-to-moderate risk. Additionally, two patients in the intention group were categorized as high risk. The patients did not perceive their visual deficits as a limitation. Conclusion: Visual attention is an interference factor in terms of the safe performance of driving after a stroke. All patients showed a high level of interest for the independence provided through being able to drive.

Mortality Following Trajectories of Mobility Limitations: The Modifying Impact of Social Factors

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 134-142
Author(s):  
Terese Sara Høj Jørgensen ◽  
Volkert Siersma ◽  
Rikke Lund ◽  
Charlotte Juul Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Mobility Limitations ◽  
Hazard Regression ◽  
Trajectory Modeling ◽  
High Level ◽  
Method Group

Objective: How are trajectories of mobility limitations (MLs) among older adults associated with mortality? Do social factors modify these associations? Method: Group-based trajectory modeling was used to identify four trajectories of MLs over a period of 4.5 years among 3,055 older Danes. Mortality analyses were conducted using additive hazard regression models. Results: Compared to older adults without MLs, older adults with high level of MLs who experienced further increase in MLs were associated with the most additional deaths followed by older adults with no MLs at baseline who later experienced limitations and older adults with a medium ML level at baseline who later experienced further increase in limitations. Men and 80-year olds experienced more additional deaths following adverse ML trajectories than women and 75-year olds. Discussion: Trajectories that led to higher ML levels were associated with most additional deaths especially among men and in the oldest age group.

Selective Visual Attention: Selective Cuing, Selective Cognitive Processing, and Selective Response Processing

1994 ◽  
pp. 26-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Mulder ◽  
A. A. Wijers ◽  
K. A. Brookhuis ◽  
H. G. O. M. Smid ◽  
L. J. M. Mulder
Keyword(s):  
Visual Attention ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Selective Visual Attention

scholarly journals Efficiency Of Using Domestic Feed Additive On Biological And Physiological Indicators Of Rabbits

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
K. I. Khidirov ◽  
◽  
G. J. Kutlieva ◽  
B. I. Turaeva ◽  
N. A. Elova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Feed Additive ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Physiological Indicators ◽  
High Level ◽  
Experimental Group

Research has been carried out to study the influence of "ProBioKorm Uz", a biologically active feed additive, on the development and physiological characteristics of rabbits of ‘New Zealand’ breed. During the experiment, 2 experimental and a control groups were formed. Adding "ProBioKorm Uz" to the main feed at the rate of 1% and 2% had an increase in experimental group rabbits’ live weight. Average live weight of them was higher by 5,7 %-3.8% than in the control group. Feed units composed 1.59%, dry matter 0.56 kg (3.61%) and crude protein 0.11 kg (3.59%) compared with the control group. Rabbits of experimental groups had higher indicators of erythrocytes concentration by 0.34-1.00 1012/l (10.34-19.53%), leukocytes - by 0.370-0.46 109/l (5.66-8, 06%), as well as a high level of hemoglobin by 7.42-11.08 g/l (6.81-10.08%) and total protein - by 2.40-4.48 (3.64-6, 42%).

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