title: Visual Illusions: An Interesting Tool to Investigate Developmental Dyslexia and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: A visual illusion refers to a percept that is different in some aspect from the physical stimulus. Illusions are a powerful non-invasive tool for understanding the neurobiology of vision, telling us, indirectly, how the brain processes visual stimuli. There are some neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by visual deficits. Surprisingly, just a few studies investigated illusory perception in clinical populations. Our aim is to review the literature supporting a possible role for visual illusions in helping us understand the visual deficits in developmental dyslexia and autism spectrum disorder. Future studies could develop new tools - based on visual illusions - to identify an early risk for neurodevelopmental disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of BergamoBergamo, Italy; Child Psychopathology Unit, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio MedeaBosisio Parini, Italy.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gori
authors.affiliation: Child Psychopathology Unit, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea Bosisio Parini, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molteni
authors.affiliation: Child Psychopathology Unit, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio MedeaBosisio Parini, Italy; Developmental and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Department of General Psychology, University of PadovaPadua, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Facoetti
keywords: attention; autistic traits; illusory effect; perception; reading disorder