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SUBMITTER: Li R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2921999 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Renjie R Polat Uri U Makous Walter W Bavelier Daphne D
Nature neuroscience 20090329 5
The contrast sensitivity function (CSF) is routinely assessed in clinical evaluation of vision and is the primary limiting factor in how well one sees. CSF improvements are typically brought about by correction of the optics of the eye with eyeglasses, contact lenses or surgery. We found that the very act of action video game playing also enhanced contrast sensitivity, providing a complementary route to eyesight improvement. ...[more]