The Intersection of Perceptual Learning and Motion/Form Perception
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensory and Motor Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 555
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vision science; visual neuroscience; psychophysics; visual short-term memory; visual attention; perceptual learning
2. Human Inspired Technology Research Centre, University of Padova, Via Luzzati 4, 35121 Padova, Italy
Interests: visual psychophysics; visual motion perception; perceptual priming; perceptual learning; amblyopia; TMS; tRNS
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In our dynamic environment, objects move, presenting complex forms for the human brain to process. This fact has prompted an exploration into how our visual system processes these features and combines them to form a coherent perceptual representation. One technique to explore visual form and motion processing is visual perceptual learning (VPL). VPL is a behavioral paradigm used to enhance visual functions via training on a specific task. By exploiting aspects of VPL, such as the time course of learning or generalization versus specificity, it is possible to shed light on the underlying forms of processing and motion or on the dynamics of their interaction. Moreover, determining the best training methods to achieve significant and persistent perceptual improvements that can be generalized to real-world tasks is vital for applied research, such as in the case of visual deficits rehabilitation protocols.
This Special Issue therefore aims to delve into the relationship between VPL and motion/form perception. We welcome diverse contributions, including original scientific works, reviews, and short communications. Our focus is broad and inclusive, and we are open to submissions that also incorporate non-invasive brain stimulation techniques (e.g., tDCS, tRNS, and tACS). These techniques are recognized as valuable tools in the field, and we look forward to seeing diverse methodologies in the contributions submitted.
Contributions in the form of empirical investigations, theoretical models, and methodological advancements are welcomed.
Dr. Andrea Pavan
Prof. Dr. Gianluca Campana
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- visual perceptual learning
- form processing
- motion processing
- form-motion interactions
- learning transfer
- learning specificity
- non-invasive brain stimulation techniques
