Visual perceptual learning (VPL) is defined as a long-term improvement in performance on a
visual task. In recent years, the idea that conscious effort is necessary for VPL to occur has …

The past two decades have seen a tremendous surge in scientific interest in the extent to
which certain types of training—be it aerobic, athletic, musical, video game, or brain trainer …

Visual perceptual learning models, as constrained by orientation and location specificities,
propose that learning either reflects changes in V1 neuronal tuning or reweighting specific …

Video game play has become a pervasive part of American culture. The dramatic increase in
the popularity of video games has resulted in significant interest in the effects that video …

Learning advances through repetition. A classic paradigm for studying this process is the
Hebb repetition effect: Immediate serial recall performance improves for lists presented …

Improvements in performance on visual tasks due to practice are often specific to a retinal
position or stimulus feature. Many researchers suggest that specific perceptual learning …

Human sensory systems are more sensitive to common features in the environment than
uncommon features. For example, small deviations from the more frequently encountered …

Perceptual learning, the improvement in performance with practice, reflects plasticity in the
adult visual system. We challenge a standard claim that specificity of perceptual learning …

Two phenomena are commonly observed in decision-making. First, there is a speed-
accuracy tradeoff (SAT) such that decisions are slower and more accurate when instructions …

Since Canis lupus familiaris first shared a fire with man more than 15,000 years ago, dogs
have been trusted and valued coworkers. Yet the relatively new field of canine ergonomics …