Effects of early visual deprivation on perceptual and cognitive development

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 164, Issue , 2007, Pages 87-104

  Maurer, Daphne ^a   Mondloch, Catherine J ^b   Lewis, Terri L ^a,c,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

acuity; contrast sensitivity; face processing; perceptual development; plasticity; visual deprivation

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; FACE PROFILE; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFANCY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DEPRIVATION; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; HUMANS; INFANT; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34848825290     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(07)64005-9     Document Type: Review

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