<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear colleagues,</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I am excited to share a call for articles for a special issue in vision research on neurodiversity and visual function that I am guest editing with several of my colleagues interested in neurodevelopment and vision. See below for additional details. I am happy to answer questions and/or you can reach out to the corresponding guest editor, Julie-Anne Little <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">at </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)"><u><a href="mailto:ja.little@ulster.ac.uk" id="m_-1257700064448786572m_3387797489512271549OWA782390bb-8ce4-e84a-c79f-e30a157137d9" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">ja.little@ulster.ac.uk</a></u></span><span style="font-size:11pt">. </span></div><div id="m_-1257700064448786572m_3387797489512271549x_mail-editor-reference-message-container"><p style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b> </b></span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)"><b><u><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vision-research/about/call-for-papers#neurodiversity-and-visual-function" id="m_-1257700064448786572m_3387797489512271549OWAb538cc98-8fff-a7a8-445c-a315ae06be06" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Special issue in <span class="gmail-il">Vision</span> Research: Neurodiversity and visual function</a></u></b></span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)">This special Issue will address current research contributing to our knowledge and understanding of visual function in neurodiverse populations (such as autism spectrum condition, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia, developmental coordination disorder (DCD), dyslexia, dyscalculia or other developmental conditions). While there has been a large body of research investigating higher level features of visual function, including visual perception and attentional processes, this special issue will focus on the structural and functional differences affecting the lower levels of sensory and early visual processing from the retina to the primary and extrastriate visual cortices in neurodiverse individuals. </span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)">We welcome manuscripts providing insight into visual function associated with neurodiversity across a range of methodologies such as </span><span style="font-size:11pt">psychophysics, eye tracking, pupil autonomic function, imaging of the eye/retina and brain, visual electrophysiology, qualitative assessments, and clinical visual assessment. </span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)">Contributions may consist of original papers, reviews or commentaries providing current insights into this topic area. We encourage contributions that highlight evidence of co-production with those with neurodiversity and open science practices. </span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b>Instructions for submission:</b></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm"><li style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Please submit your manuscript via </b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)"><b><u><a href="https://www.editorialmanager.com/VR/default.aspx" id="m_-1257700064448786572m_3387797489512271549OWA73a1c5a3-f52a-d3e6-8cab-cd7c182ee5f8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">EM portal here</a></u></b></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><b> before 31 January 2025.</b></span></li></ul><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm"><li style="margin:0cm;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the special issue you are editing, it is important that authors select the name of the special issue when they upload their manuscripts: </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>VSI: Neurodiversity & visual function</b></span></li></ul><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm"><li style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, please contact the corresponding Guest Editor, Prof Julie-Anne Little at </b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)"><b><u><a href="mailto:ja.little@ulster.ac.uk" id="m_-1257700064448786572m_3387797489512271549OWA782390bb-8ce4-e84a-c79f-e30a157137d9" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">ja.little@ulster.ac.uk</a></u></b></span></li></ul></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">
Vanessa Troiani, Ph.D. <br>Associate Professor<div>Neuroimaging and Informatics<br>Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute | Geisinger Health System<br>120 Hamm Drive | Suite 2A | Lewisburg, PA 17837<br>Office: 570-522-9426 | Cell: 215-681-1733 | <a href="mailto:vtroiani@geisinger.edu" target="_blank">vtroiani@geisinger.edu</a> | <a href="mailto:troiani@gmail.com" target="_blank">troiani@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>