The visual is that associated with vision.
Visual is a term that comes from the Latin word visuālis . The concept refers to what is linked to vision (the act and result of seeing: that is, perceiving objects through the eyes thanks to light).
From these definitions, we can analyze multiple expressions that are composed with the notion of visual. The visual field , for example, is made up of the space that a person can see with their eyes. This space varies in each individual according to factors such as possible diseases, eye disorders, etc.
The visual and vision
The technique that allows measuring the visual field of an individual is called campimetry . The larger the field of vision, the subject can cover a greater surface area with its vision .
Visual perception , for its part, is linked to how the individual interprets stimuli according to the effects of light, their emotions and their knowledge. This concept, therefore, is also associated with the idea of vision.
The structure that allows light to be captured is known as the visual system . Visual cortex , visual receptor and visual stimulus are other expressions related to different aspects of vision.
An ophthalmologist can measure visual ability.
The concept linked to memory
Visual memory , on the other hand, can refer to physical media that record images of important events (such as a mural or a documentary) or a person's ability to remember what they see.
Each individual tends to cling to different things to store their memories , and visual memory is especially appreciated in those people who know how to quickly locate themselves on the street when seeing a store, a building or even a mark on the wall that caught their attention the first time. time and then they associated it with the geographical area.
On the other hand, visual memory also includes the retention of faces with a high level of detail, so that a person can remember and recognize another person easily even if they have only seen them once and for a short time. It is important to note that this form of memory begins to act from the first days of life, since it does not necessarily require an interpretation for objects, although this makes it more complex and effective once adulthood is reached.
Measurement of visual ability and visual memory
Both visual memory, visual capacity and visual perception of a person can be evaluated using the Benton test , which is usually applied to individuals who have Alzheimer's, attention deficit disorder, learning or reading problems, among others. conditions.
Throughout the Benton test, the patient must observe ten cards, each of them with a different design, and once the exposure time is over, he must draw them from memory . Once this is done, the second phase arrives, in which you are asked to copy the designs again, but this time looking at the cards directly. The resulting drawings are evaluated to issue a grade for each of the following categories: distortions, omissions, rotations, dimensional errors, misplacements and conservations.
A programming language
In the field of computing , Visual Basic is the name of a programming language introduced by Alan Cooper in 1991 . The main objective of the creation of Visual Basic was to simplify the programming process, and this was possible thanks to its integration with a specific development environment, which offered the user a large number of tools to assist them during their work, such as searching for function and property names, as well as autocomplete and error handling.
Visual C++ is also a computer concept: in this case, it refers to an integrated development environment for various programming languages.