@article{47162d43bb8a43afab977e9ff8aee8f6,
title = "Advances in visual perceptual learning and plasticity",
abstract = "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 been challenged by research suggesting the involvement of more implicit processing mechanisms, such as reinforcement-driven processing and consolidation. In addition, we have learnt much about the neural substrates of VPL and it has become evident that changes in visual areas and regions beyond the visual cortex can take place during VPL.",
author = "Yuka Sasaki and Jose Nanez and Takeo Watanabe",
note = "Funding Information: We thank G. Deangelis, B. Dosher, Z.-L. Lu and K. Shibata for valuable comments on an early draft of the paper and N. Ito for technical assistance. This study is supported by grants from the Sleep Research Society Foundation, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, ERATO Shimojo Implicit Brain Project (Japan Science Technology), the National Centre for Research Resources (P41RR14075) the Mind Institute and the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biological Imaging to Y.S. and by grants from the US National Institutes of Health (R01 EY015980-04A2, R01 EY019466, R01 AG031941, R21 EY018925, R21 EY017737) and the National Science Foundation (BCS-0549,036) to T.W.",
year = "2010",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1038/nrn2737",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "11",
pages = "53--60",
journal = "Nature Reviews Neuroscience",
issn = "1471-003X",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "1",
}