Publications

Drawing in the blind and the sighted as a probe of cortical reorganization. (2010). Drawing in the blind and the sighted as a probe of cortical reorganization. Is&T/Spie Electronic Imaging Xv. Retrieved from http://doi.org/10.1117/12.849116

The primary visual cortex as a modality-independent ‘screen’ for working memory. (2010). The primary visual cortex as a modality-independent ‘screen’ for working memory. Journal Of Vision, 10(7). http://doi.org/10.1167/10.7.776

Estimating neural signal dynamics in the human brain. (2011). Estimating neural signal dynamics in the human brain. Frontiers In Systems Neuroscience, 5. http://doi.org/ 10.3389/fnsys.2011.00033

3D discomfort from vertical and torsional disparities in natural images. (2012). 3D discomfort from vertical and torsional disparities in natural images. Is&T/Spie Electronic Imaging. Retrieved from http://doi.org/10.1117/12.915466

Analysis of human vergence dynamics. (2012). Analysis of human vergence dynamics. Journal Of Vision, 12(11)(21), 1-19. http://doi.org/10.1167/12.11.21

Drawing enhances cross-modal memory plasticity in the human brain: a case study in a totally blind adult. (2012). Drawing enhances cross-modal memory plasticity in the human brain: a case study in a totally blind adult. Front. Hum. Neurosci, 6, 3389. http://doi.org/ 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00044

The role of the visual arts in enhancing the learning process. (2012). The role of the visual arts in enhancing the learning process. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience, 6. http://doi.org/ 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00008

The spatiotopic'visual'cortex of the blind. (2012). The spatiotopic'visual'cortex of the blind. Is&T/Spie Electronic Imaging. Retrieved from http://doi.org/10.1117/12.912257

A cross-modal perspective on the relationships between imagery and working memory. (Jan 2013). A cross-modal perspective on the relationships between imagery and working memory. Frontier In Psyhology , 3. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00561

Learning-Based Cross-Modal Plasticity in the Human Brain: Insights from Visual Deprivation fMRI. (2014). Learning-Based Cross-Modal Plasticity in the Human Brain: Insights from Visual Deprivation fMRI. Advanced Brain Neuroimaging Topics In Health And Disease-Methods And Applications, 327–358. http://doi.org/10.5772/58263

The neurometabolic underpinnings of fMRI BOLD dynamics. (2014). The neurometabolic underpinnings of fMRI BOLD dynamics. In Advanced Brain Neuroimaging Topics in Health and Disease-Methods and Applications:. InTech. http://doi.org/10.5772/58274

Analysis of Neural-BOLD Coupling Through Four Models of the Neural Metabolic Demand. (2015). Analysis of Neural-BOLD Coupling Through Four Models of the Neural Metabolic Demand. Frontiers In Neuroscience, 9. http://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2015.00419

Can brain changes from art training reveal commonalities between the mechanisms of drawing and of music? . (2015). Can brain changes from art training reveal commonalities between the mechanisms of drawing and of music? . Retrieved from Human Vision and Electronic Imaging, San Francisco Ca, USA.

Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury for Human Vergence Dynamics. (2015). Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury for Human Vergence Dynamics. Frontiers In Neurology, 5. http://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2014.00282

Cross-modal insights into the controversies of conceptual knowledge representation and temporal pole asymmetry. (2015). Cross-modal insights into the controversies of conceptual knowledge representation and temporal pole asymmetry. Retrieved from Perception (Supp). 44, 310.

Deficits in the activation of human oculomotor nuclei in chronic traumatic brain injury. (2015). Deficits in the activation of human oculomotor nuclei in chronic traumatic brain injury. Frontiers In Neurology, 6(173), 9. http://doi.org/doi: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00173

Effect of familiarity on Braille writing and reading in the blind: From graphemes to comprehension. (2015). Effect of familiarity on Braille writing and reading in the blind: From graphemes to comprehension. Journal Of Vision, 15, 920–920. http://doi.org/10.1167/15.12.920

Harnessing the power of drawing to drive brain plasticity. (2015). Harnessing the power of drawing to drive brain plasticity. Retrieved from Live Webinar on my work on blindness rehabilitation through the Cognitive-Kinesthetic Drawing training, National Endowment for the Arts, National Science Foundation & Inter agency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development. Washington, DC.

Harnessing the power of drawing to drive brain plasticity. Live Webinar, Washington, DC. (2015). Harnessing the power of drawing to drive brain plasticity. Live Webinar, Washington, DC. Retrieved from NEA, NSF & Inter agency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development

How is conceptual knowledge represented in the temporal pole? A cross-modal perspective and familiarity effects. (2015). How is conceptual knowledge represented in the temporal pole? A cross-modal perspective and familiarity effects. Retrieved from SfN. Chicago, USA.

Tactile aesthetics in the blind and the sighted. (2015). Tactile aesthetics in the blind and the sighted. Retrieved from Annual Envision Conference on Low Vision Rehabilitation & Research. Denver, Co.

Temporal evolution of brain reorganization under cross-modal training: insights into the functional architecture of encoding and retrieval networks. (Apr 10 2015). Temporal evolution of brain reorganization under cross-modal training: insights into the functional architecture of encoding and retrieval networks. Is&T/Spie Electronic Imaging. Retrieved from http://doi.org/ 10.1117/12.2178069

Aesthetic appreciation and perception of 3D shapes through the sense of touch in the blind and the sighted: on the properties of contour curvature and symmetry of 3D tactile shapes. (2016). Aesthetic appreciation and perception of 3D shapes through the sense of touch in the blind and the sighted: on the properties of contour curvature and symmetry of 3D tactile shapes. Retrieved from SfN, San Diego, Ca, USA

Aesthetic appreciation and perception of 3D shapes through the sense of touch in the blind and the sighted: on the properties of contour curvature and symmetry of 3D tactile shapes. (2016). Aesthetic appreciation and perception of 3D shapes through the sense of touch in the blind and the sighted: on the properties of contour curvature and symmetry of 3D tactile shapes.

Anticlockwise or Clockwise? A Dynamic Perception-Action-Laterality Model for Directionality Bias in Visuospatial Functioning. (June 24 2016). Anticlockwise or Clockwise? A Dynamic Perception-Action-Laterality Model for Directionality Bias in Visuospatial Functioning. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. http://doi.org/DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.06.032 PMID: 27350096 PMCID: PMC5003653