Developing expertise in any field usually requires acquisition of a wide range of skills. Most
current studies on perceptual learning have focused on a single task and concluded that …

Cellular studies have focused on long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression
(LTD) to understand requirements for persistent changes in synaptic connections [1–3] …

Much has been debated about whether the neural plasticity mediating perceptual learning
takes place at the sensory or decision-making stage in the brain. To investigate this, we …

One of the most important applications of visual search is in the interpretation of medical
images. Like many applications of visual search, medical image interpretation is typically …

Stimulus and location specificity are long considered hallmarks of visual perceptual
learning. This renders visual perceptual learning distinct from other forms of learning, where …

Blindness is a common sequela after stroke affecting the primary visual cortex, presenting as
a contralesional, homonymous, visual field cut. This can occur unilaterally or, less …

Given appropriate training, human observers typically demonstrate clear improvements in
performance on perceptual tasks. However, the benefits of training frequently fail to …

Inflexible behavior is a core characteristic of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but its
underlying cause is unknown. Using a perceptual learning protocol, we observed initially …

Experience and training have been shown to facilitate our ability to extract and discriminate
meaningful patterns from cluttered environments. Yet, the human brain mechanisms that …

Supported by guidance from training during residency programs, radiologists learn clinically
relevant visual features by viewing thousands of medical images. Yet the precise visual …