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Task relevancy and demand modulate double-training enabled transfer of perceptual learning.

Rui Wang¹, Jun-Yun Zhang, Stanley A Klein

¹State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Visual Perception

Background:

Perceptual learning is often specific to the trained location and features.
Double training, combining feature and location training, can improve transferability.
The role of task relevancy and demand in this process requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how task relevancy and demand during location training affect the transfer of perceptual learning.
To understand the mechanisms by which double training enables cross-location learning transfer.

Main Methods:

Participants underwent location-specific perceptual learning using a double training procedure.
Varied the relevancy of the location training task (e.g., Gabor vs. letter judgment, contrast discrimination, orthogonal Vernier task).
Manipulated the demand of the location training tasks.

Main Results:

Location training with an irrelevant task limited transfer to the trained orientation only.
A relevant suprathreshold orthogonal Vernier task promoted additional transfer to untrained orthogonal orientations.
The extent of learning transfer appears dependent on location training demand and the double training procedure.

Conclusions:

Double training can enhance the functional connections between decision units and visual inputs for cross-location learning.
Task relevancy and demand are critical factors modulating the effectiveness of double training for perceptual learning transfer.