Theta burst stimulation of the visual cortex does not alter contrast sensitivity under optically induced blur
Crystal Suei Cheng Wong, Ken Wei Sheng Tan, Tingni Li, Linden Gaultney, Benjamin Thompson, Tsz Wing Leung, Adela So Yun Park · 2026
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Crystal Suei Cheng Wong and colleagues test whether a single dose of patterned magnetic brain stimulation sharpens vision when the eyes are deliberately blurred. A dozen adults with normal sight wore lenses that fogged their view, then received one of two stimulation patterns or a sham at the back of the head across separate visits. Sight and contrast tests ran right before and right after each session, under a registered plan with neither side knowing which session was real.
Neither active pattern changed contrast judgment or sharpness beyond the sham session. Sharpness did improve slightly over time in every session, a practice effect the authors flag. Wong and colleagues read the null result as evidence that one session cannot retune a healthy visual system under blur, whatever later sessions might do.
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| CREATOR | Crystal Suei Cheng Wong, Ken Wei Sheng Tan, Tingni Li, Linden Gaultney, Benjamin Thompson, Tsz Wing Leung, Adela So Yun Park |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38845 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |