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ArticleNeuropsychologia2021

Visual search performance in cerebral visual impairment is associated with altered alpha band oscillations.

Christopher R Bennett, Corinna M Bauer, Peter J Bex, Davide Bottari, Lotfi B Merabet

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Article in Neuropsychologia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Christopher R BennettThe Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Corinna M BauerThe Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Peter J BexTranslational Vision Lab, Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Davide BottariIMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy.
Lotfi B MerabetThe Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: lotfi_merabet@meei.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USIMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca · ITNortheastern University · US

Funding

Thalamo-cortical circuitry in PVLR01EY030877 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BAUER, CORINNA M · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Neurophysiological Correlates of Visual Motion Processing in Cerebral Visual ImpairmentR01EY030973 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI Lotfi Merabet · 2020 to 2026
$2.0M
Assessing Spatial Processing Deficits in Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) Using Virtual RealityR21EY030587 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI MERABET, LOTFI · 2019 to 2020
$477k
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030877NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030973NEI NIH HHS R21 EY030587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) often present with deficits related to visuospatial processing. However, the neurophysiological basis underlying these higher order perceptual dysfunctions have not been clearly identified. We assessed visual search performance using a novel virtual reality based task paired with eye tracking to simulate the exploration of a naturalistic scene (a virtual toy box). This was combined with electroencephalography (EEG) recordings and an analysis pipeline focusing on time frequency decomposition of alpha oscillatory activity. We found that individuals with CVI showed an overall impairment in visual search performance (as indexed by decreased success rate, as well as increased reaction time, visual search area, and gaze error) compared to controls with neurotypical development. Analysis of captured EEG activity following stimulus onset revealed that in the CVI group, there was a distinct lack of strong and well defined posterior alpha desynchronization; an important signal involved in the coordination of neural activity related to visual processing. Finally, an exploratory analysis revealed that in CVI, the magnitude of alpha desynchronization was associated with impaired visual search performance as well as decreased volume of specific thalamic nuclei implicated in visual processing. These results suggest that impairments in visuospatial processing related to visual search in CVI are associated with alterations in alpha band oscillations as well as early neurological injury at the level of visual thalamic nuclei.

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Vision DisordersVisual PerceptionCognitionElectroencephalographyHumansReaction Time

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PMID34474066
PMCPMC8488018
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