Bertec Knowledge Series: Visual Processing Speed & Reaction Time

Alyssa Heine and Dr. Fernando Santos Welcome Dr. Charles Shearer, OD and his talk about Visual Processing Speed and Reaction Time in sports and rehabilitation.

0:00 – 3:00 Introduction

3:00 – 3:59 Goals and objectives

3:59 – 6:25 Visual processing speed

6:25 – 6:56 Reaction time

6:56 – 7:45 Movement time

7:45 – 8:01 Response time

8:01 – 10:28 BVT Reaction Time measurements

10:28 – 11:06 Response time success

11:06 – 13:17 Response times in sports

13:17 – 13:43 Response time in the car

13:43 – 14:52 Other variables

14:52 – 16:28 Hicks law and sports

16:28 – 18:09 More variables to reaction/response times

18:09 – 18:53 Concussion and reaction/response times

18:53 – 23:14 Measuring Reaction and Response times

23:14 – 28:27 Measuring visual processing speed

28:27 – 29:04 More on measuring reaction and response times

29:04 – 32:59 Putting audience reaction time to the test and end of presentation

32:59 – 33:57 Question #1: What is the difference between reaction time and response time?

33:57 – 36:00 Question #2: How does processing speed affect reading and our daily life activities?

36:00 – 37:45 Question #3: Commenting on the vestibular and somatic input influence on people with sustained concussion

37:45 – 40:34 Question #4: Do you have any data on normal differences in dynamic visual acuity in gait stability velocities in various populations?

40:34 – 42:29 Question #5: We know faster is better, are there any normative studies in athletic populations or established goals for different sports?

42:29 – 44:27 Question #6: What does reaction time training consist of in order to improve values?

44:27 – 47:27 Question #7: Do you have any novel suggestions from a rehab standpoint of interventions to help improve both reaction and movement times in patients with Parkinsons?

47:27 – 48:34 Question #8: Person working with a gun fighter, reaction time in shooting

48:34 – 49:27 Simple exercise for patients with Parkinsons

49:27 – 51:39 Question #9: Did you see any improvement in response time in athletic population after BVT training, and if you saw that, does that relate to improved performance in athletic training?

51:39 – 52:55 Rotations and whole body movements

52:55 – 55:28 Closing remarks and next webinars