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Human perceptual learning by mental imagery

Tartaglia, Elisa M.
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Bamert, Laura
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Mast, Fred W.
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2009
Current Biology

Perceptual learning is learning to perceive. For example, a radiologist is able to easily identify anomalies in medical images only after extended training. Theoretical and psychophysical studies [1-12] suggest that such improvements of performance are accomplished by neural synaptic changes driven by the repetitive presentation of stimuli. Here, we demonstrate that an equally reliable improvement can also occur in the absence of physical stimulation. Imagining the crucial part of a bisection stimulus was sufficient for successful perceptual learning. Hence, the neural processes underlying perceptual learning, which are usually assumed to be primarily dependent on stimulus processing, can be equally based on mentally generated signals.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2009.10.060
Web of Science ID

WOS:000273411600021

Author(s)
Tartaglia, Elisa M.
Bamert, Laura
Mast, Fred W.
Herzog, Michael H.  
Date Issued

2009

Publisher

Elsevier

Published in
Current Biology
Volume

19

Issue

24

Start page

2081

End page

5

Subjects

Spatial-Frequency

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Vernier Acuity

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Visual-Imagery

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Specificity

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Orientation

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Improvement

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Cortex

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Discrimination

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Performance

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Activation

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REVIEWED

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March 23, 2010
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