Perceptual learning in adults with amblyopia: A reevaluation of critical periods in human vision

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 222-232

  Levi, Dennis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Neural plasticity; Perceptual learning; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; BINOCULAR VISION; CATARACT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MONOCULAR DEPRIVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; SENSORY CORTEX; STRABISMUS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX;

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LEARNING; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 17844368892     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20050     Document Type: Review

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