Mental Visual Imagery and Parallel Image Processing in Symmetry Perception in Persons Who Are Blind and Sighted.

Lee, J. W.; Kingdom, F.

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ERIC Number: EJ534187

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Publication Date: 1996

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Mental Visual Imagery and Parallel Image Processing in Symmetry Perception in Persons Who Are Blind and Sighted.

Lee, J. W.; Kingdom, F.

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v90 n6 p542,544,546,547 Nov-Dec 1996

The visual imagery of four individuals with blindness was compared with that of five sighted individuals using the detection of mirror symmetry. The two participants who lost their sight later in life outperformed the two with congenital blindness, indicating the importance of early visual experience in visual imagery. (CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Congenital Impairments, Early Experience, Performance Factors, Visual Perception, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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