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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daw, Nigel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [2006]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Vision.
Eye > Growth.
Amblyopia.
Visual Pathways > growth & development.
Vision Disorders > physiopathology.
Vision, Ocular > physiology.
Neuronal Plasticity > physiology.
Table of Contents:
  • Functional organization of the visual system
  • Pt. I. Development of the visual system
  • Development of visual capabilities
  • Anatomical development of the visual system
  • Development of receptive field properties
  • Pt. II. Amblyopia and the effects of visual deprivation
  • Modifications to the visual input that lead to nervous system change
  • Physiological and anatomical changes that result from optical and motor deficits
  • What is amblyopia?
  • Critical periods
  • Mechanisms of plasticity
  • Concepts of plasticity
  • Mechanisms of plasticity in the visual cortex
  • Long-term potentiation and long-term depression as early steps in ocular dominance plasticity
  • Deprivation myopia and emmetropization