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Eighty-four undergraduates, previously identified as having an esophoric condition, were divided into two experimental groups: (1) sensory restriction followed by visual training, (2) patterned stimulation followed by visual training, and four control groups, two receiving pseudo-training and two no training. The effect of the training procedure was enhanced by a preceding period of sensory restriction.
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Martin, D.G., Roush, P. & Nicholson, J. The increased effect of a visual training procedure after sensory restriction. Psychon Sci 8, 229–230 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331635
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