The Interpretation of Visual Information
Success can be dependent on one’s ability to recognize and interpret sensory information, especially visual information. How one responds to such information can be the difference between winning and losing. Studies have shown that elite professional athletes differ dramatically from high-level amateur athletes who differ from non-athlete university students in their ability to process moving visual stimuli and maintain attention. A recent paper showed that elite professional athletes have increased cortical thickness in a few areas of the brain and this increased anatomical volume is correlated with the level of athletic training. One of the areas identified in the athlete’s brain that is different from controls was the superior temporal sulcus, which plays a particular role in motion perception. These perceptual-cognitive abilities can be trained, even in the aging brain, using three-dimensional multiple object tracking speed tasks. Improvements can be seen in as little as a few weeks and have been shown to be transferable to relevant dynamic scenarios.
Improvements in attention (the concentration on and awareness of specific information going on inside our head, or environment, while ignoring distractions), executive function (skills that everyone uses to plan, organize, prioritize and act on information. It is important for controlling overly impulsive or emotional behaviour and is useful for flexible thinking, e.g. making tactful plays in sports or using learned information to solve a math problem), working memory (part of short-term memory that helps you hold on to key information and manipulate it, e.g. thinking of several things at once in order to solve a problem–it plays an important role in concentration during complex situations), and processing speed (the rate at which you take in information, make sense of it and begin to respond. Information can be visual, such as letters and numbers, and auditory, such as spoken language) can help with athletic performance or academic achievement.
NeuroTracker 3D
NeuroTracker was developed over the past 20 years at the cutting-edge, Faubert Neuroscience Lab at the University of Montreal. NeuroTracker training rapidly enhances mental performance across a wide range of people. Brain scans reveal that NeuroTracker training increases brainwave speeds, alertness, attention, memory, processing speed and learning capacity in a sustainable manner. These improved perceptual skills can transfer to almost all aspects of life, including academics and sports. In an independent review, NeuroTracker was the only perceptual training method that measurably increased athletic performance in real competition! It’s a trusted training tool at IMG Academy and with multiple professional teams including the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Falcons, and Manchester United…and that’s why we use the NeuroTracker 3D as an integral part of our training at Neurosportz.
