Perceptual learning can be defined as practice-induced improvement
in the ability to perform specific perceptual tasks. We previously
proposed the Reverse Hierarchy Theory as a unifying concept that
links behavioral findings of visual learning with physiological and
anatomical data. Essentially, it asserts that learning is a top-down
guided process, which begins at high-level areas of the visual system,
and when these do not suffice, progresses backwards to the input
levels, which have a better signal-to-noise ratio. This simple concept
has proved powerful in explaining a broad range of findings, including
seemingly contradicting data. We now extend this concept to describe
the dynamics of skill acquisition and interpret recent behavioral
and electrophysiological findings.
Ahissar, Hochstein_2004_The reverse hierarchy theory of visual perceptual learning.pdf:Ahissar, Hochstein_2004_The reverse hierarchy theory of visual perceptual learning.pdf:PDF
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%1 Ahissar2004
%A Ahissar, Merav
%A Hochstein, Shaul
%D 2004
%J Trends in Cognitive Sciences
%K Cerebral Cortex,Cerebral Cortex: Imaging,Psychological Perception,Visual Perception: Resonance Theory,Visual physiology,Humans,Learning,Magnetic physiology,learning,neuro,vision
%N 10
%P 457--64
%R 10.1016/j.tics.2004.08.011
%T The reverse hierarchy theory of visual perceptual learning
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15450510
%V 8
%X Perceptual learning can be defined as practice-induced improvement
in the ability to perform specific perceptual tasks. We previously
proposed the Reverse Hierarchy Theory as a unifying concept that
links behavioral findings of visual learning with physiological and
anatomical data. Essentially, it asserts that learning is a top-down
guided process, which begins at high-level areas of the visual system,
and when these do not suffice, progresses backwards to the input
levels, which have a better signal-to-noise ratio. This simple concept
has proved powerful in explaining a broad range of findings, including
seemingly contradicting data. We now extend this concept to describe
the dynamics of skill acquisition and interpret recent behavioral
and electrophysiological findings.
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abstract = {Perceptual learning can be defined as practice-induced improvement
in the ability to perform specific perceptual tasks. We previously
proposed the Reverse Hierarchy Theory as a unifying concept that
links behavioral findings of visual learning with physiological and
anatomical data. Essentially, it asserts that learning is a top-down
guided process, which begins at high-level areas of the visual system,
and when these do not suffice, progresses backwards to the input
levels, which have a better signal-to-noise ratio. This simple concept
has proved powerful in explaining a broad range of findings, including
seemingly contradicting data. We now extend this concept to describe
the dynamics of skill acquisition and interpret recent behavioral
and electrophysiological findings.},
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