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Training-induced changes in population receptive field properties in visual cortex: Impact of eccentric vision training on population receptive field properties and the crowding effect
Malania, Maka, Lin, Yih-Shiuan
, Hörmandinger, Charlotte, Werner, John S., Greenlee, Mark W.
und Plank, Tina
(2024)
Training-induced changes in population receptive field properties in visual cortex: Impact of eccentric vision training on population receptive field properties and the crowding effect.
Journal of Vision 24 (5), S. 7.
Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Volltextes: 01 Jul 2024 09:19
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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.58554
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This study aimed to investigate the impact of eccentric-vision training on population receptive field (pRF) estimates to provide insights into brain plasticity processes driven by practice. Fifteen participants underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measurements before and after behavioral training on a visual crowding task, where the relative orientation of the opening (gap ...
This study aimed to investigate the impact of eccentric-vision training on population receptive field (pRF) estimates to provide insights into brain plasticity processes driven by practice. Fifteen participants underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measurements before and after behavioral training on a visual crowding task, where the relative orientation of the opening (gap position: up/down, left/right) in a Landolt C optotype had to be discriminated in the presence of flanking ring stimuli. Drifting checkerboard bar stimuli were used for pRF size estimation in multiple regions of interest (ROIs): dorsal-V1 (dV1), dorsal-V2 (dV2), ventral-V1 (vV1), and ventral-V2 (vV2), including the visual cortex region corresponding to the trained retinal location. pRF estimates in V1 and V2 were obtained along eccentricities from 0.5° to 9°. Statistical analyses revealed a significant decrease of the crowding anisotropy index (p = 0.009) after training, indicating improvement on crowding task performance following training. Notably, pRF sizes at and near the trained location decreased significantly (p = 0.005). Dorsal and ventral V2 exhibited significant pRF size reductions, especially at eccentricities where the training stimuli were presented (p < 0.001). In contrast, no significant changes in pRF estimates were found in either vV1 (p = 0.181) or dV1 (p = 0.055) voxels. These findings suggest that practice on a crowding task can lead to a reduction of pRF sizes in trained visual cortex, particularly in V2, highlighting the plasticity and adaptability of the adult visual system induced by prolonged training.
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| Dokumentenart | Artikel | ||||
| Titel eines Journals oder einer Zeitschrift | Journal of Vision | ||||
| Verlag: | Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) | ||||
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| Band: | 24 | ||||
| Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels: | 5 | ||||
| Seitenbereich: | S. 7 | ||||
| Datum | 21 Mai 2024 | ||||
| Institutionen | Humanwissenschaften > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie I (Allgemeine Psychologie I und Methodenlehre) - Prof. Dr. Mark W. Greenlee | ||||
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| Stichwörter / Keywords | Keywords: pRF, brain plasticity, crowding, perceptual learning, retinotopic mapping, fMRI | ||||
| Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation | 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie | ||||
| Status | Veröffentlicht | ||||
| Begutachtet | Ja, diese Version wurde begutachtet | ||||
| An der Universität Regensburg entstanden | Ja | ||||
| URN der UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-585541 | ||||
| Dokumenten-ID | 58554 |
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