Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Action complexity modulates motor performance in the emotional oddball task.

Journal of neurophysiology·2025
Same author

Coping strategies and brain activity in table tennis players faced with discrepancies between predicted and actual outcomes.

Journal of sports sciences·2024
Same author

Occurrence, stability and cytotoxicity of halobenzamides: A new group of nitrogenous disinfection byproducts in drinking water.

Water research·2023
Same author

In-ear integrated sensor array for the continuous monitoring of brain activity and of lactate in sweat.

Nature biomedical engineering·2023
Same author

A Review of the Role of Tendon Stem Cells in Tendon-Bone Regeneration.

Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research·2023
Same author

A question about opening polyethylene terephthalate bottle caps enables high-precision determination of handgrip strength in older Japanese adults.

Geriatrics & gerontology international·2023

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 5, 2026

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments
13:00

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments

Published on: January 23, 2017

9.2K

Component-Specific Advantages in Visual Attention Across Experience Groups: A UFOV Study.

Siyu Guo1, Ziyao Liu1, Lu Yin2

  • 1School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China.

Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 4, 2026
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Visual attention skills are specific, not universal. Expertise in visually demanding activities like table tennis and video games enhances selective attention, especially under competition, unlike general physical training.

Keywords:
Useful Field of View (UFOV)attentional controldivided attentionexperience-related differencesselective attentionvisual attention

More Related Videos

Methods to Test Visual Attention Online
09:44

Methods to Test Visual Attention Online

Published on: February 19, 2015

11.7K
Development of a Gaze-Contingent Display Framework Designed for Perceptual and Oculomotor Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss
07:12

Development of a Gaze-Contingent Display Framework Designed for Perceptual and Oculomotor Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss

Published on: April 11, 2025

1.0K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 5, 2026

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments
13:00

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments

Published on: January 23, 2017

9.2K
Methods to Test Visual Attention Online
09:44

Methods to Test Visual Attention Online

Published on: February 19, 2015

11.7K
Development of a Gaze-Contingent Display Framework Designed for Perceptual and Oculomotor Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss
07:12

Development of a Gaze-Contingent Display Framework Designed for Perceptual and Oculomotor Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss

Published on: April 11, 2025

1.0K

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Factors

Background:

  • Visual attention is crucial for processing information efficiently.
  • Understanding how experience shapes attentional abilities is key to optimizing performance.
  • Previous research suggests experience can enhance visual attention, but the specificity of these benefits remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether experience-related advantages in visual attention are uniform or specific to different attentional components.
  • To compare visual attention performance across individuals with diverse experiential backgrounds.

Main Methods:

  • A modified Useful Field of View (UFOV) paradigm was employed.
  • Four groups were compared: table tennis players (TTPs), action video game players (AVGPs), aerobic gymnastics athletes (AGAs), and non-trained college students (NCSs).
  • Tasks assessed central identification, divided attention, and selective attention under varying levels of interference and visual competition.

Main Results:

  • No group differences were found in basic central identification (Subtest 1).
  • All experienced groups (TTPs, AVGPs, AGAs) outperformed NCSs in divided attention (Subtest 2).
  • TTPs and AVGPs showed superior performance in selective attention under high competition (Subtest 3), outperforming AGAs and NCSs, while AGAs did not differ from controls.

Conclusions:

  • Experience-related advantages in visual attention are component-specific, not global.
  • Benefits are most pronounced under demanding conditions requiring attentional control and interference management.
  • Visually demanding expertise, like that of TTPs and AVGPs, confers greater advantages in selective attention than general physical training alone.