visual learning

training or conditioning that depends upon visual cues. The brain center for visual learning is believed to be in the inferotemporal cortex, where cortical cells have been demonstrated to be highly active in analyzing visual inputs.

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May 8th 2024

distractibility

n. difficulty in maintaining attention or a tendency to be easily diverted from the matter at hand. Excessive distractibility is frequently found in children with learning disorders or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and in people experiencing manic or hypomanic episodes.