abstract:Visual processing is the sequence of steps that information takes as it flows from visual sensors to cognitive processing. The sensors may be zoological eyes or they may be cameras or sensor arrays that sense various portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Cell-phone conversations and other forms of multitasking may slow down the mental and visualprocessing required to gauge the distance and speed of oncoming cars, the study suggests.
If a subject is presented with a sentence like, "When she came in from the cold her cheeks were like roses, " many sections of the brain become involved, including those responsible for visualprocessing.
In that trial, about 2, 800 elderly participants showed improved memory, reasoning and visualprocessing speed after playing an earlier version of the Double Decision game, said Dr. Wolinsky, who also worked on that earlier research.