  | Laboratory of Stephen Mitroff, Ph.D. |   | | |
| | The Mitroff lab examines the nature of visual cognition—examining mechanisms of visual memory, perception, and attention. The lab currently focuses on individual differences to reveal how it is that some people can outperform others, how can we quickly identify the best performers, and how can we then train those individuals to make them even better. Recent and current projects conducted in our laboratory at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport use professional Transportation Security Administration X-ray operators to explore questions such as what traits make an individual a good visual searcher, and what can be done to enhance search performance. Beyond exploring individual differences in search performance, the lab also explores what factors influence accuracy, including stimulus level factors (e.g., target-distractor relationships, target prevalence, multiple-targets) and contextual and external factors (e.g., motivation, anxiety, feedback). The lab also examines how visual and attentional abilities can be trained to enhance performance. Using new visual training tools developed by Nike, the lab has revealed improved abilities in both athletes and non-athletes.
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