Excessive visual crowding effects in developmental dyscalculia

• Published in: Journal of vision (Charlottesville, Va.) Vol. 20; no. 8; p. 7
• Main Authors: Castaldi, Elisa, Turi, Marco, Gassama, Sahawanatou, Piazza, Manuela, Eger, Evelyn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 05.08.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Attention; Crowding; Dyscalculia - physiopathology; Female; Humans; Learning; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; Orientation, Spatial; Pattern Recognition, Visual; Reaction Time; Reading; Visual Perception - physiology; Young Adult

Visual crowding refers to the inability to identify objects when surrounded by other similar items. Crowding-like mechanisms are thought to play a key role in numerical perception by determining the sensory mechanisms through which ensembles are perceived. Enhanced visual crowding might hence preven...