Perceptual learning

Perceptual learning is the specific and relatively permanent modification of perception and behavior following sensory experience. It encompasses parts of the learning process that are independent from conscious forms of learning and involve structural and/or functional changes in primary sensory co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fahle, Manfred
Other Authors: Poggio, Tomaso
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press 2002
Series:Bradford Bks
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Collection: MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Perceptual learning is the specific and relatively permanent modification of perception and behavior following sensory experience. It encompasses parts of the learning process that are independent from conscious forms of learning and involve structural and/or functional changes in primary sensory cortices. A familiar example is the treatment for a "lazy" or crossed eye. Covering the good eye causes gradual improvement in the weaker eye's cortical representations. If the good eye is patched too long, however, it learns to see less acutely. This book presents advances made in the last decade in this rapidly growing field. The first part examines neuronal changes caused by lesions or external influences. It discusses the effects of these changes on behavior and the extent to which plasticity in sensory systems is possible. Taking a broader view, the second part looks at how more conscious or systemic stimuli cause cortical changes. Clinical trials in which subjects are taught to recognize visual and auditory stimuli demonstrate the relationship between perceptual and cognitive learning. The final sections offer general models of perceptual learning and discuss the future of the field
Item Description:"A Bradford book."
Physical Description:xx, 455 pages illustrations
ISBN:9780585437033
9780262272469
0585437033
0262272466