COGNITIVE TRAINING USING VISUAL SEARCHES
First Claim
1. A method for enhancing cognition in a participant, utilizing a computing device to present visual stimuli for training, and to record responses from the participant, the method comprising:
- providing a target image and a distracter image, wherein the target image and the distracter image differ in appearance, and wherein the target image and the distracter image are available for visual presentation to the participant;
visually presenting a plurality of images at respective locations in a visual field to the participant for a specified presentation time, including the target image and a plurality of distracter images based on the distracter image, wherein at the end of the specified presentation time said visually presenting is ceased;
requiring the participant to select the location of the target image from among a plurality of locations in the visual field;
determining whether the participant selected the location of the target image correctly; and
repeating said visually presenting, said requiring, and said determining one or more times in an iterative manner to improve the participant'"'"'s cognition.
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Abstract
Computer-implemented method for enhancing cognition of a participant using visual search. A target image and distracter image are provided for visual presentation. Multiple images, including the target image and multiple distracter images based on the distracter image, are temporarily visually presented at respective locations, then removed. The participant selects the target image location from multiple locations in the visual field, and the selection'"'"'s correctness/incorrectness is determined. The visually presenting, requiring, and determining are repeated to improve the participant'"'"'s cognition, e.g., efficiency, capacity and effective spatial extent of a participant'"'"'s visual attention. In a dual attention version, potential target images differing by a specified attribute are provided, one of which is the target image. An indication of the specified attribute is also displayed. The participant selects the location of the target image from the multiple locations, including the locations of the potential target images, based on the indication.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for enhancing cognition in a participant, utilizing a computing device to present visual stimuli for training, and to record responses from the participant, the method comprising:
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providing a target image and a distracter image, wherein the target image and the distracter image differ in appearance, and wherein the target image and the distracter image are available for visual presentation to the participant;
visually presenting a plurality of images at respective locations in a visual field to the participant for a specified presentation time, including the target image and a plurality of distracter images based on the distracter image, wherein at the end of the specified presentation time said visually presenting is ceased;
requiring the participant to select the location of the target image from among a plurality of locations in the visual field;
determining whether the participant selected the location of the target image correctly; and
repeating said visually presenting, said requiring, and said determining one or more times in an iterative manner to improve the participant'"'"'s cognition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-readable memory medium that stores program instructions for enhancing cognition in a participant, utilizing a computing device to present visual stimuli for training, and to record responses from the participant, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to perform:
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providing a target image and a distracter image, wherein the target image and the distracter image differ in appearance, and wherein the target image and the distracter image are available for visual presentation to the participant;
visually presenting a plurality of images at respective locations in a visual field to the participant for a specified presentation time, including the target image and a plurality of distracter images based on the distracter image, wherein at the end of the specified presentation time said visually presenting is ceased;
requiring the participant to select the location of the target image from among a plurality of locations in the visual field;
determining whether the participant selected the location of the target image correctly; and
repeating said visually presenting, said requiring, and said determining one or more times in an iterative manner to improve the participant'"'"'s cognition.
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35. A method for enhancing cognition in a participant, utilizing a computing device to present visual stimuli for training, and to record responses from the participant, the method comprising:
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providing at least two potential target images and a distracter image, wherein the potential target images and the distracter image differ in appearance, wherein the at least two potential target images differ by a specified attribute, wherein one of the at least two potential target images is a target image, and wherein the at least two potential target images and the distracter image are available for visual presentation to the participant;
visually presenting a plurality of images at respective locations in a visual field to the participant for a specified presentation time, wherein at the end of the specified presentation time said visually presenting is ceased, said visually presenting comprising;
visually presenting a plurality of distracter images based on the distracter image;
visually presenting the at least two potential target images; and
visually presenting an indication of the specified attribute corresponding to a first potential target image of the at least two potential target images, wherein the first potential target image is the target image requiring the participant to select the location of the target image from among a plurality of locations in the visual field, including requiring the participant to select the location of the first potential target image from the locations of the at least two potential target images based on the visually presented indication;
determining whether the participant selected the location of the target image correctly; and
repeating said visually presenting, said requiring, and said determining one or more times in an iterative manner to improve the participant'"'"'s cognition.
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36. A computer-readable memory medium that stores program instructions for enhancing cognition in a participant, utilizing a computing device to present visual stimuli for training, and to record responses from the participant, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to perform:
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providing at least two potential target images and a distracter image, wherein the potential target images and the distracter image differ in appearance, wherein the at least two potential target images differ by a specified attribute, wherein one of the at least two potential target images is a target image, and wherein the at least two potential target images and the distracter image are available for visual presentation to the participant;
visually presenting a plurality of images at respective locations in a visual field to the participant for a specified presentation time, wherein at the end of the specified presentation time said visually presenting is ceased, said visually presenting comprising;
visually presenting a plurality of distracter images based on the distracter image;
visually presenting the at least two potential target images; and
visually presenting an indication of the specified attribute corresponding to a first potential target image of the at least two potential target images, wherein the first potential target image is the target image requiring the participant to select the location of the target image from among a plurality of locations in the visual field, including requiring the participant to select the location of the first potential target image from the locations of the at least two potential target images based on the visually presented indication;
determining whether the participant selected the location of the target image correctly; and
repeating said visually presenting, said requiring, and said determining one or more times in an iterative manner to improve the participant'"'"'s cognition.
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