Perceptual Expertise: How Is It Achieved?

Journal: Current biology : CB
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Abstract

Humans are perceptual experts and we are constantly refining how we detect and discriminate objects in the world around us, often without any explicit instruction. But instruction can be helpful and sometimes even necessary. New research highlights the importance of instruction for achieving robust long-term retention of learning to identify complex features in natural images such as those used in radiology.

Authors

  • Aaron R Seitz
    Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California 92521.