Perceptual learning: toward a comprehensive theory

T Watanabe, Y Sasaki - Annual review of psychology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Visual perceptual learning (VPL) is long-term performance increase resulting from visual
perceptual experience. Task-relevant VPL of a feature results from training of a task on the …

Development and experience-dependence of multisensory spatial processing

P Bruns, B Röder - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Multisensory spatial processes are fundamental for efficient interaction with the world. They
include not only the integration of spatial cues across sensory modalities, but also the …

The influence of acute stress on attention mechanisms and its electrophysiological correlates

J Sänger, L Bechtold, D Schoofs… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
For the selection of relevant information out of a continuous stream of information, which is a
common definition of attention, two core mechanisms are assumed: a competition-based …

[HTML][HTML] Improved vision and on-field performance in baseball through perceptual learning

J Deveau, DJ Ozer, AR Seitz - Current Biology, 2014 - cell.com
Our visual abilities profoundly impact performance on an enormous range of tasks.
Numerous studies examine mechanisms that can improve vision [1]. One limitation of …

Neck proprioception shapes body orientation and perception of motion

VE Pettorossi, M Schieppati - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
This review article deals with some effects of neck muscle proprioception on human
balance, gait trajectory, subjective straight-ahead (SSA), and self-motion perception. These …

Obligatory role for the immediate early gene NARP in critical period plasticity

Y Gu, S Huang, MC Chang, P Worley, A Kirkwood… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
The immediate early gene neuronal activity-regulated pentraxin (NARP) is an α-amino-3-
hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) binding protein that is …

[HTML][HTML] Facemasks and face recognition: Potential impact on synaptic plasticity

C Ferrari, T Vecchi, G Sciamanna, F Blandini… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Visual recognition of facial expression modulates our social interactions. Compelling
experimental evidence indicates that face conveys plenty of information that are …

Learning without training

C Beste, HR Dinse - Current biology, 2013 - cell.com
Achieving high-level skills is generally considered to require intense training, which is
thought to optimally engage neuronal plasticity mechanisms. Recent work, however …

The role of alpha-rhythm states in perceptual learning: insights from experiments and computational models

R Sigala, S Haufe, D Roy, HR Dinse… - Frontiers in computational …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
During the past two decades growing evidence indicates that brain oscillations in the alpha
band (~ 10 Hz) not only reflect an “idle” state of cortical activity, but also take a more active …

[HTML][HTML] Broad-based visual benefits from training with an integrated perceptual-learning video game

J Deveau, G Lovcik, AR Seitz - Vision research, 2014 - Elsevier
Perception is the window through which we understand all information about our
environment, and therefore deficits in perception due to disease, injury, stroke or aging can …