Temporal changes in visual sensitivity (CFF) – During and after prolonged monocular deprivation

Authors

  • John P. Zubek
  • M. Bross

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https://doi.org/10.30849/rip/ijp.v7i1%20&%202.656

Abstract

A series of experiments has demonstrated that a prolonged period of monocular deprivation (up to 14 days) produces no change in the CFF of the occluded eye. However, the performance of the non-occluded eye is characterized, first, by an initial depression or impairment of the CFF and, second, by a subsequent enhancement effect of a progressively increasing magnitude. Furthermore, this interocular effect in the non-isolated eye was still present 14 days after the termination of deprivation. These findings are related to Sharpless’s (1964) concept of “disuse of neural pathways.” In addition, some general implications of these results for research in the area of sensory deprivation are discussed.

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2017-07-18

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Zubek, J. P., & Bross, M. (2017). Temporal changes in visual sensitivity (CFF) – During and after prolonged monocular deprivation. Revista Interamericana De Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 7(1 & 2). https://doi.org/10.30849/rip/ijp.v7i1 & 2.656

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Vol. 7 No. 1 & 2 (1973): Interamerican Journal of Psychology/Revista Interamericana de Psicología

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