Effect of age and stereopsis on a multiple-object tracking task

Plourde, Marjolaine; Corbeil, Marie-Eve; Faubert, Jocelyn

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0188373

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“… The number of targets to track varied between studies. While most studies used four targets and four distractors, in others only three out of eight objects needed to be tracked (Fabri et al, 2017 ; Mejane et al, 2019 ; Plourde et al, 2017 ; Tullo et al, 2018b ) and others used multiple conditions (e.g., Assed et al, 2016 ; Moen et al, 2018 ; Tullo, Faubert, & Bertone, 2018a ; Tullo et al, 2018b ). The more targets have to be tracked, the more difficult the task (Meyerhoff et al, 2017 ; Pylyshyn & Storm, 1988 ) and more distractors may mean tracking performance is more affected by suppression ability or by skills specific to target-distractor interactions.…”

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“…While most studies used four targets and four distractors, in others only three out of eight objects needed to be tracked (Fabri et al, 2017;Mejane et al, 2019;Plourde et al, 2017;Tullo et al, 2018b) and others used multiple conditions (e.g., Assed et al, 2016;Moen et al, 2018;Tullo, Faubert, & Bertone, 2018a;Tullo et al, 2018b).…”

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A critical systematic review of the Neurotracker perceptual-cognitive training tool

2021

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In this systematic review, we evaluate the scientific evidence behind “Neurotracker,” one of the most popular perceptual-cognitive training tools in sports. The tool, which is also used in rehabilitation and aging research to examine cognitive abilities, uses a 3D multiple object-tracking (MOT) task. In this review, we examine Neurotracker from both a sport science and a basic science perspective. We first summarize the sport science debate regarding the value of general cognitive skill training, based on tools such as Neurotracker, versus sport-specific skill training. We then consider the several hundred MOT publications in cognitive and vision science from the last 30 years that have investigated cognitive functions and object tracking processes. This literature suggests that the abilities underlying object tracking are not those advertised by the Neurotracker manufacturers. With a systematic literature search, we scrutinize the evidence for whether general cognitive skills can be tested and trained with Neurotracker and whether these trained skills transfer to other domains. The literature has major limitations, for example a total absence of preregistered studies, which makes the evidence for improvements for working memory and sustained attention very weak. For other skills as well, the effects are mixed. Only three studies investigated far transfer to ecologically valid tasks, two of which did not find any effect. We provide recommendations for future Neurotracker research to improve the evidence base and for making better use of sport and basic science findings.

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A critical systematic review of the Neurotracker perceptual-cognitive training tool

2021

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“…Lastly, it should be mentioned that the healthy reference group consisted of young students, while the patient group included individuals of various ages. This is especially important because spatial vision develops in childhood and begins to decrease from the age of 65 years [29,30]. Since we also had patients older than 65, some test values may have been affected by the physiological decrease of stereopsis in old age.…”

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Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Stereopsis Detected by a Virtual Reality System: Attempt to Develop a Screening Test

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Purpose The study aimed to evaluate stereopsis as a surrogate marker for post-concussion oculomotor function to develop an objective test that can reliably and quickly detect mild traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Methods The cohort of this prospective clinical study included 30 healthy subjects (mean age 25 ± 2 years) and 30 TBI patients (43 ± 22 years) comprising 11 patients with moderate TBI and 19 patients with mild TBI. The healthy subjects were examined once, whereas the TBI patients were examined immediately after hospitalization, at 1 week, and at 2 months. A virtual reality (VR) program displayed three-dimensional rendering of four rotating soccer balls over VR glasses in different gaze directions. The subjects were instructed to select the ball that appeared to be raised from the screen as quickly as possible via remote control. The response times and fusion abilities in different gaze directions were recorded. Results The correlation between stereopsis and TBI severity was significant. The response times of the moderate and mild TBI groups were significantly longer than those of the healthy reference group. The response times of the moderate TBI group were significantly longer than those of the mild TBI group. The response times at follow-up examinations were significantly shorter than those immediately after hospitalization. Fusion ability was primarily defective in the gaze direction to the right (90°) and left (270° and 315°). Conclusions TBI patients showed impaired stereopsis. Measuring stereopsis in different positions of the visual field using VR can be effective for rapid concussion assessment.

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“…Better NeuroTracker performance was significantly associated with fewer crashes and lane deviations [52]. In another study, older participants performed worse than younger participants on MOT tasks [53]. Pothier et al [54] tested MOT while walking simultaneously with young and older adults.…”

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Effect of Intermittent Exercise on Performance in 3D Multiple Objects Tracking in Children, Young and Older Adults—A Pilot Study

Klotzbier¹,

Park²,

Blümer³

et al. 2022

J. Integr. Neurosci.

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Background: Although an extensive body of literature is trying to verify the acute effects of exercise, findings are highly contradictory due to many different study protocols. The number of studies using an intermittent exercise (IE) protocol is limited, especially with regard to comparison across the life span. We examined whether the effects of a HIIE protocol on performance in a perceptual-cognitive task (NeuroTracker® (NT)) differed between children, young adults, and older adults to address this gap. Methods: A total of 36 participants participated in the present study: 12 children (CH, 6 females, 9.83 ± 1.19 years), 12 young adults (YA, 6 females, 23.5 ± 3.55 years), and 12 older adults (OA, 4 females, 66.92 ± 4.08 years). The IE treadmill protocol used in the present study consisted of eleven 30second intervals at 90% VO2max, interspersed with 2-minute active recovery periods at 50% VO2max. Before and during this exercise protocol, three series of the NeuroTracker® task were performed after 5, 15, and 25 minutes. Results: We observed a significant main effect time and a significant main effect group regarding absolute NT scores and progression during IE. YA had significantly higher absolute NT scores than CH and OA. The normalized perceptual-cognitive task progression was observed in OA and YA but not in CH. YA, in particular, showed progression in the NT performance during IE. Conclusions: The present study confirmed previous findings on age-related differences in NT performance. Based on these findings, the effects of different exercise protocols (e.g., continuous vs. intermittent) seem to be a worthwhile subject for future investigations. Normalized speed thresholds should best capture improvement differences between groups to compare results across studies better, as pre-test values are taken as the baseline.

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Effect of age and stereopsis on a multiple-object tracking task

Cited by 13 publications

References 25 publications

A critical systematic review of the Neurotracker perceptual-cognitive training tool

A critical systematic review of the Neurotracker perceptual-cognitive training tool

Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Stereopsis Detected by a Virtual Reality System: Attempt to Develop a Screening Test

Effect of Intermittent Exercise on Performance in 3D Multiple Objects Tracking in Children, Young and Older Adults—A Pilot Study

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