Visuospatial coding as ubiquitous scaffolding for human cognition

IIA Groen, TM Dekker, T Knapen, EH Silson - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2022‏ - cell.com
For more than 100 years we have known that the visual field is mapped onto the surface of
visual cortex, imposing an inherently spatial reference frame on visual information …

The Role of Population Receptive Field Sizes in Higher-Order Visual Dysfunction

D Elul, N Levin - Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2024‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Population receptive field (pRF) modeling is an fMRI technique
used to retinotopically map visual cortex, with pRF size characterizing the degree of spatial …

Achromatopsia—Visual Cortex Stability and Plasticity in the Absence of Functional Cones

B Molz, A Herbik, HA Baseler, P de Best… - … & visual science, 2023‏ - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Achromatopsia is a rare inherited disorder rendering retinal cone photoreceptors
nonfunctional. As a consequence, the sizable foveal representation in the visual cortex is …

[HTML][HTML] Combining stimulus types for improved coverage in population receptive field map**

D Linhardt, M Pawloff, A Hummer, M Woletz, M Tik… - NeuroImage, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Retinotopy experiments using population receptive field (pRF) map** are ideal for
assigning regions in the visual field to cortical brain areas. While various designs for visual …

Central visual pathways affected by degenerative retinal disease before and after gene therapy

M Ashtari, J Bennett, DA Leopold - Brain, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Genetic diseases affecting the retina can result in partial or complete loss of visual function.
Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a rare blinding disease, usually inherited in an …

Highly accurate retinotopic maps of the physiological blind spot in human visual cortex

PWB Urale, AM Puckett, A York, D Arnold… - 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The physiological blind spot is a naturally occurring scotoma corresponding with the optic
disc in the retina of each eye. Even during monocular viewing, observers are usually …

Map** visual field defects With fMRI–impact of approach and experimental conditions

GT Prabhakaran, KO Al-Nosairy… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Current initiatives to restore vision emphasize the need for objective assessments of visual
field (VF) defects as pursued with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) …

[HTML][HTML] Visual field reconstruction using fMRI-based techniques

J Carvalho, A Invernizzi, J Martins… - … Vision Science & …, 2021‏ - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy and reliability of functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI)–based techniques to assess the integrity of the visual field (VF). Methods: We …

Long term adult visual plasticity after the developmental critical period in genetically determined peripheral visual loss

OC d'Almeida, JM Sampaio, S Ferreira, ED Silva… - Heliyon, 2025‏ - cell.com
Adult neural plasticity within the visual system remains controversial. Starkly opposing views
still remain on the ability of the visual system to reorganize in adulthood. Most attempts have …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of Stimulus Types for Retinotopic Cortical Map** of Macular Disease

M Pawloff, D Linhardt, M Woletz… - … Vision Science & …, 2023‏ - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Retinotopic maps acquired using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
provide a valuable adjunct in the assessment of macular function at the level of the visual …