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Brain Sciences, 2023 Stress impacts prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity and modulates working memory performance. In a recent study, stimulating the dorsolateral PFC (dlPFC) using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) interacted with social stress in modulating ...
Yael L. E. Ankri +2 more
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A comparison of two-coloured filter systems for treating visual reading difficulties [PDF]
, 2013 Copyright @ 2013 Informa UK Ltd.Purpose: Visual disturbances that make it difficult to read text are often termed “visual stress”. Coloured filters in spectacles may help some children overcome reading problems that are often caused by visual stress.
Hall, Roger +7 more
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Visual stress: origins and treatment [PDF]
, 2021 The statistical characteristics of visual images that provoke discomfort generally differ from those of images found in nature. Computational models of the cortex suggest that uncomfortable images are processed inefficiently, a suggestion consistent with
Wilkins, Arnold
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Attenuation of visual exploration following stress
Psychophysiology, 2023 AbstractWhen we explore our surroundings, we frequently move our gaze to collect visual information. Studies have extensively examined gaze behavior in response to different visual scenes. Here, we examined how differences in an individual's state may affect visual exploration, for example, following acute stress.
Nitzan Guy +3 more
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Attenuated cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress is associated with greater visual dependency in postural control [PDF]
, 2019 Despite known anatomical links between the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the vestibular system, there are no studies on the relationship between postural control and HPA axis function. Visual dependence in postural control, often measured
Thorn, L. +17 more
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Evaluation of the visual stress grading standard on French Spruce (Picea excelsa) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) sawn timber [PDF]
, 2008 We wish to thank J.C. Sève and S. Vives from Monnet-Sève sawmills who provided us with the two batches of boards. Acknowledgments also go to people from LaBoMap, especially J.C. Butaud who helped us during the tests. Finally, we thank L. Brancheriau from
COUDEGNAT, Damien +7 more
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Colors, colored overlays, and reading skills
Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 In this article, we are concerned with the role of colors in reading written texts. It has been argued that colored overlays applied above written texts positively influence both reading fluency and reading speed.
Arcangelo eUccula +2 more
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Smartphone use patterns and the impact on accommodation and convergence system of the eyes among Malaysian teenagers [PDF]
International Journal of OphthalmologyAIM: To determine the smartphone use patterns and effects of smartphone use on accommodation and convergence system of the eyes among Malaysian teenagers. METHODS: A total of 62 participants aged between 13 and 17y were involved.
Thilageswary Chellapan +2 more
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Coloured filters and visual stress
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 2018 No abstract is available for this article.
Evans, Bruce J. W., Allen, Peter M.
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 Pattern-related visual stress (PRVS) is a form of sensory hypersensitivity that some people experience when viewing high contrast repeating patterns, notably alternating dark and light stripes.
James M Gilchrist, Peter M Allen
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