Visual perceptual learning (VPL) is long-term performance increase resulting from visual
perceptual experience. Task-relevant VPL of a feature results from training of a task on the …

Reports published in Vision Research during the late years of the 20th century described
surprising effects of long-term sensitivity improvement with some basic visual tasks as a …

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain
and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness …

The visual expertise of adult humans is jointly determined by evolution, visual development
and visual perceptual learning. Perceptual learning refers to performance improvements in …

Visual perceptual learning (VPL) is defined as a long-term improvement in performance on a
visual task. In recent years, the idea that conscious effort is necessary for VPL to occur has …

How does the brain learn those visual features that are relevant for behavior? In this article,
we focus on two factors that guide plasticity of visual representations. First, reinforcers cause …

Recent research has slowly corroded a belief that selective attention and consciousness are
so tightly entangled that they cannot be individually examined. In this review, we summarize …

During the last three decades our understanding of the brain processes underlying
consciousness and attention has significantly improved, mainly because of the advances in …

Recent work on event perception suggests that perceptual processing increases when
events change. An important question is how such changes influence the way other …

One of the most exciting recent findings in neuroscience has been the capacity for neural
plasticity in adult humans and animals. Studies of perceptual learning have provided key …