Thesis supervisor: Zoltán Vidnyánszky
Location of studies (in Hungarian): MTA TTK, Kognitív Idegtudományi és Pszichológiai Intézet Abbreviation of location of studies: MTA
Description of the research topic:
Amblyopia is a neural developmental disorder affecting the visual acuity of one eye (the amblyopic eye), which might be caused by anomalous neural connectivity and/or unbalance in neural excitation/inhibition. Recent research has demonstrated that their vision can be improved even in adulthood, long after the initial sensitive period by means of selective vision training. However, the exact neural correlates of this disorder are still largely unknown, thus it is yet to be shown which neural processes are affected by the training. Our research aims at uncovering the neural backgrounds of amblyopia using human electrophysiology and functional magnetic resonance imaging as research methods, which would enable to functionally describe the degree of amblyopia in each individual. Moreover, we will be experimenting with the use of visuomotor feedback during patient-computer interaction whilst training in a virtual reality environment, as involving the executive motor system at the same time as engaging areas responsible for visual attention might facilitate learning.
Bankó EM, Körtvélyes J, Németh J, Weiss B, Vidnyánszky Z (2012) Amblyopic deficits in the timing and strength of visual cortical responses to faces. Cortex doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2012.03.021.
Körtvélyes J, Bankó EM, Andics A, Rudas G, Németh J, et al. (2012) Visual cortical responses to the input from the amblyopic eye are suppressed during binocular viewing. Acta Biol Hung 63 Suppl 1: 65–79. doi:10.1556/ABiol.63.2012.Suppl.1.7.
Recommended language skills (in Hungarian): angol Number of students who can be accepted: 1
Deadline for application: 2024-05-31
2024. IV. 17. ODT ülés Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).
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