Humans preferentially match arbitrary words containing higher- and lower-frequency
phonemes to angular and smooth shapes, respectively. Here, we investigated the role of visual …

Typical human perception features stable biases such as perceiving visual events as later
than synchronous auditory events. The origin of such perceptual biases is unknown. To …

Humans with a transient phase of congenital pattern vision deprivation have been observed
to feature prevailing deficits, particularly in higher order visual functions. However, the …

To clarify the role of sensory experience during early development for adult multisensory
learning capabilities, we probed audiovisual spatial processing in human individuals who had …

Background: Color vision has been consistently shown to be unaffected in animals that are
raised in dark or in color-deprived environments. However, there are only a few studies that …

Persistent visual impairments after congenital blindness due to dense bilateral cataracts
have been attributed to altered visual cortex development within a sensitive period. Occipital …

Neuroscientific research has consistently shown more extensive non-visual activity in the
visual cortex of congenitally blind humans compared to sighted controls; a phenomenon …

Background Untreated congenital blindness through cataracts leads to lasting visual brain
system changes, including substantial alterations of extrastriate visual areas. Consequently, …

Visual input during the first years of life is vital for the development of numerous visual
functions. While normal development of global motion perception seems to require visual input …

Sensitive periods have previously been identified for several human visual system functions.
Yet, it is unknown to what degree the development of visually guided oculomotor control …