Perceptual learning reduces crowding in amblyopia and in the normal periphery

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 474-480

  Hussain, Zahra ^a   Webb, Ben S ^a   Astle, Andrew T ^a   McGraw, Paul V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBLYOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855705851     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3845-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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