Is visual selective attention in deaf individuals enhanced or deficient? The case of the useful field of view.

BACKGROUND: Early deafness leads to enhanced attention in the visual periphery. Yet, whether this enhancement confers advantages in everyday life remains unknown, as deaf individuals have been shown to be more distracted by irrelevant information in the periphery than their hearing peers. Here, we s...

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Main Authors: Matthew W G Dye, Peter C Hauser, Daphne Bavelier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2680667?pdf=render