Title |
Visual Illusions: An Interesting Tool to Investigate Developmental Dyslexia and Autism Spectrum Disorder
|
---|---|
Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, April 2016
|
DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00175 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Simone Gori, Massimo Molteni, Andrea Facoetti |
Abstract |
A visual illusion refers to a percept that is different in some aspect from the physical stimulus. Illusions are a powerful non-invasive tool for understanding the neurobiology of vision, telling us, indirectly, how the brain processes visual stimuli. There are some neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by visual deficits. Surprisingly, just a few studies investigated illusory perception in clinical populations. Our aim is to review the literature supporting a possible role for visual illusions in helping us understand the visual deficits in developmental dyslexia and autism spectrum disorder. Future studies could develop new tools - based on visual illusions - to identify an early risk for neurodevelopmental disorders. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 5 | 42% |
Australia | 1 | 8% |
Russia | 1 | 8% |
Switzerland | 1 | 8% |
Finland | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 3 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 7 | 58% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 25% |
Scientists | 1 | 8% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 184 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 26 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 12% |
Student > Master | 23 | 12% |
Researcher | 21 | 11% |
Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 8% |
Other | 36 | 19% |
Unknown | 45 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 63 | 33% |
Neuroscience | 37 | 20% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 5% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 3% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 2% |
Other | 20 | 11% |
Unknown | 50 | 26% |