Specificity of learning curvature, orientation, and vernier discriminations

Vision Research

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1885-1895

  Fahle, M ^a  

^a Department of Neuroophthalmology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hyperacuity learning; Perceptual training; Plasticity of function; Transfer of learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; VERNIER DISCRIMINATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; ROTATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0030751164     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(96)00308-2     Document Type: Article

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