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- Title
Visual Illusions: An Interesting Tool to Investigate Developmental Dyslexia and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Authors
Gori, Simone; Molteni, Massimo; Facoetti, Andrea; Pinna, Baingio; Martinez-Conde, Susana; Stein, John Frederick; Sperandio, Irene
- 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.
- Subjects
OPTICAL illusions; DYSLEXIA; AUTISM spectrum disorders; READING disability
- Publication
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2016, p1
- ISSN
1662-5161
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fnhum.2016.00175