A system (200, 300, 400, 500) for training and/or testing the peripheral visual abilities of an individual, the system comprising: a central visual display element (205, 310, 110) that presents a central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515) to the individual, the central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515) possessing a trait; at least one peripheral visual display element (205, 322, 324, 120) that presents peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525) to the individual, each peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525) possessing a trait of identity, orientation, color or visual pattern; a central input device (210, 340, 110) and a peripheral input device (140, 360, 120) that receive inputs from the individual, the inputs being made in response to the displayed central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515) and the displayed peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525); and a control unit operably connected to the central visual display element (205, 310, 110), the peripheral display element (205, 322, 324, 120), and the central and peripheral input devices (210, 340, 110; 140, 360, 120), the control unit operable to control the display of central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515) and the display of peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525), the control unit being further operable to receive inputs from the central input device (210, 340, 110) and determine whether the received inputs correctly correspond to the trait of the displayed central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515), and to receive inputs from the peripheral input device (140, 360, 120) contemporaneously to the display of the visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515, 225, 325, 425, 427, 525) on the peripheral visual display element (205, 322, 324, 120 and determine whether the received inputs correctly correspond to the traits of identity, orientation, color or visual pattern of the displayed peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525), characterized in that the control unit is further operable to receive the inputs from the central visual display element (210, 340, 110) contemporaneously to the display of the visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515, 225, 325, 425, 427, 525) on the central visual display element (205, 310, 110). a central visual display element (205, 310, 110) that presents a central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515) to the individual, the central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515) possessing a trait; at least one peripheral visual display element (205, 322, 324, 120) that presents peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525) to the individual, each peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525) possessing a trait of identity, orientation, color or visual pattern; a central input device (210, 340, 110) and a peripheral input device (140, 360, 120) that receive inputs from the individual, the inputs being made in response to the displayed central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515) and the displayed peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525); and a control unit operably connected to the central visual display element (205, 310, 110), the peripheral display element (205, 322, 324, 120), and the central and peripheral input devices (210, 340, 110; 140, 360, 120), the control unit operable to control the display of central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515) and the display of peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525), the control unit being further operable to receive inputs from the central input device (210, 340, 110) and determine whether the received inputs correctly correspond to the trait of the displayed central visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515), and to receive inputs from the peripheral input device (140, 360, 120) contemporaneously to the display of the visual indicia (215, 315, 415, 515, 225, 325, 425, 427, 525) on the peripheral visual display element (205, 322, 324, 120 and determine whether the received inputs correctly correspond to the traits of identity, orientation, color or visual pattern of the displayed peripheral visual indicia (225, 325, 425, 427, 525),