Exogenous attention generalizes location transfer of perceptual learning in adults with amblyopia.

ABSTRACT: Visual perceptual learning (VPL) is a behavioral manifestation of brain neuroplasticity. However, its practical effectiveness is limited because improvements are often specific to the trained conditions and require significant time and effort. It is critical to understand the conditions that promote learning and transfer. Covert endogenous (voluntary) and exogenous (involuntary) spatial attention help overcome VPL location specificity in neurotypical adults, but whether they also do so for people with atypical visual development is unknown. This study investigates the role of exogenous attention during VPL in adults with amblyopia, an ideal population given their asymmetrically developed, but highly plastic, visual cortex. Here we show that training on a discrimination task leads to improv

SUBMITTER: Roberts M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8857599 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature