Bibliograph

Blind vision, the neuroscience of visual impairment, Zaira Cattaneo and Tomaso Vecchi

Type

Label

Blind vision, the neuroscience of visual impairment, Zaira Cattaneo and Tomaso Vecchi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-264) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blind vision

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

742350364

Responsibility statement

Zaira Cattaneo and Tomaso Vecchi

Sub title

the neuroscience of visual impairment

Summary

Can a blind person see? The very idea seems paradoxical. Here the authors examine the effects of blindness and other types of visual deficit on the development and functioning of the human cognitive system

Table Of Contents

Blindness and sensory compensation -- The relationship between visual perception, imagery, and cognitive functions -- Imagery and working memory processes in the blind -- Spatial cognition in the blind -- Low vision -- The importance of blindness onset -- Cortical plasticity and blindness

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