From vision to decision: The role of visual attention in elite sports performance

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 131-139

  Miller, Brian T ^a,b   Clapp, Wesley C ^a  

^a NeuroScouting LLC   (United States)

^b 1 Cambridge Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Sports neuroscience; Top down control

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; EYE HAND COORDINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79960103173     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: 1542233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e3182190b7f     Document Type: Review

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