Reverse hierarchies and sensory learning

M Ahissar, M Nahum, I Nelken… - … Transactions of the …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Revealing the relationships between perceptual representations in the brain and
mechanisms of adult perceptual learning is of great importance, potentially leading to …

Developmental dyslexia: The visual attention span deficit hypothesis

ML Bosse, MJ Tainturier, S Valdois - Cognition, 2007 - Elsevier
The visual attention (VA) span is defined as the amount of distinct visual elements which can
be processed in parallel in a multi-element array. Both recent empirical data and theoretical …

[HTML][HTML] An information theory account of cognitive control

J Fan - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Our ability to efficiently process information and generate appropriate responses depends
on the processes collectively called cognitive control. Despite a considerable focus in the …

[HTML][HTML] E-readers are more effective than paper for some with dyslexia

MH Schneps, JM Thomson, C Chen, G Sonnert… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
E-readers are fast rivaling print as a dominant method for reading. Because they offer
accessibility options that are impossible in print, they are potentially beneficial for those with …

Sustained selective attention skills of preschool children with specific language impairment: Evidence for separate attentional capacities

TJ Spaulding, E Plante, R Vance - 2008 - ASHA
Purpose The present study was designed to investigate the performance of preschool
children with specific language impairment (SLI) and their typically developing (TD) peers …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement of object detection with transcranial direct current stimulation is associated with increased attention

BA Coffman, MC Trumbo, VP Clark - BMC neuroscience, 2012 - Springer
Background We previously found that Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
improves learning and performance in a task where subjects learn to detect potential threats …

[HTML][HTML] Dyslexia and fonts: Is a specific font useful?

C Bachmann, L Mengheri - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, several books published in different fonts advertised as being particularly
suitable for dyslexics are available on the market. Our research aimed to assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Sequential or simultaneous visual processing deficit in developmental dyslexia?

D Lassus-Sangosse, MA N'guyen-Morel, S Valdois - Vision Research, 2008 - Elsevier
The ability of dyslexic children with or without phonological problems to process
simultaneous and sequential visual information was assessed using two tasks requiring the …

[HTML][HTML] Adults with dyslexia exhibit large effects of crowding, increased dependence on cues, and detrimental effects of distractors in visual search tasks

E Moores, R Cassim, JB Talcott - Neuropsychologia, 2011 - Elsevier
Difficulties in visual attention are increasingly being linked to dyslexia. To date, the majority
of studies have inferred functionality of attention from response times to stimuli presented for …

[HTML][HTML] Reading into neuronal oscillations in the visual system: implications for developmental dyslexia

TR Vidyasagar - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
While phonological impairments are common in developmental dyslexia, there has recently
been much debate as to whether there is a causal link between the phonological difficulties …