We propose that explicit vision advances in reverse hierarchical direction, as shown for
perceptual learning. Processing along the feedforward hierarchy of areas, leading to …

Perceptual learning can be defined as practice-induced improvement in the ability to perform
specific perceptual tasks. We previously proposed the Reverse Hierarchy Theory as a …

… Nelken I& Ahissar M High-level and low-level processing in the auditory system: the role
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… M. Genetic regulation of nitrogen fixation in rhizobia. Microbiol. … Merau Ahissar*† & Shaul
Hochsteini … Ahissar and E. Zohary for suggestions and for discussion, and R. Laiwand and G. …

Speech comprehension depends on the integrity of both the spectral content and temporal
envelope of the speech signal. Although neural processing underlying spectral analysis has …

The performance of adult humans in simple visual tasks improves dramatically with practice.
This improvement is highly specific to basic attributes of the trained stimulus, suggesting …

… We are grateful to M. MacDonald and G. Bates for supplying the probes used in this report, L.
… The recording techniques and surgery procedures were detailed elsewhere [M. Ahissar, E. …

A broad battery of psychoacoustic measures and standard measures of reading and spelling
were applied to 102 adults. The test group included individuals with a childhood history of …

The ‘core deficit' of dyslexia has been characterized by different researchers in terms of either
phonological impairments or of difficulties in processing basic visual and auditory stimuli. …

The magnocellular theory is a prominent, albeit controversial view asserting that many
reading disabled (RD) individuals suffer from a specific impairment within the visual …