Paul McGraw - Publications

Journal articles

Heron, J., Roach, N.W., Hanson, J.V.M., McGraw, P.V. & Whitaker, D. (in press). Audiovisual time perception is spatially specific. Experimental Brain Research.

McGraw, P.V., Roach, N.W., Badcock, D.R. & Whitaker, D. (in press). Size-induced distortions in perceptual maps of visual space. Journal of Vision.

Heron, J., Aaen-Stockdale, C., Hotchkiss, J., Roach, N.W., McGraw, P.V. & Whitaker, D. (2012). Duration channels mediate human time perception. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, Biological Sciences. 279, 690-698. [full text]

Hussain, Z., Webb, B.S. Astle, A. & McGraw, P.V.(2012) Perceptual learning reduces crowding in amblyopia and in the normal periphery. Journal of Neuroscience, 32, 474-80 [pdf]

Astle, A.T., Webb, B.S. & McGraw, P.V. (2011) Can perceptual learning be used to treat amblyopia beyond the critical period of visual development? Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 31, 564-573 [pdf]

Astle, A. Webb, B.S. & McGraw P.V. (2011) The Pattern of Learned Visual Improvements in Adult Amblyopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 52(10):7195-204. [pdf]

Astle, A. McGraw, P.V. & Webb, B.S. (2011) Can amblyopia be treated in adulthood? Strabismus, 19, 99-109. [pdf]

Roach, N.W., McGraw, P.V. & Johnston, A. (2011). Visual motion induces a forward prediction of spatial pattern. Current Biology, 21, 740-745. [pdf]

Astle, A.T., McGraw, P.V. & Webb, B.S. (2011) Recovery of stereo acuity in adults with amblyopia. BMJ Case Reports doi:10.1136/bcr.07.2010.314 [pdf]

Astle A.T., Webb B.S. & McGraw P.V. (2010) Spatial frequency discrimination learning in normal and developmentally impaired vision. Vision Research, 50, 2445-2454. [pdf]

Webb, B.S. Ledgeway, T & McGraw, P.V.(2010) Relating spatial and temporal orientation pooling to population decoding solutions in human vision. Vision Research, 50, 2274-2283. [pdf]

Roach, N.W. & McGraw, P.V. (in press). Dynamics of induced positional shifts reveal multiple timescales of motion adaptation. Journal of Neurophysiology

Stevens, L.K., McGraw, P.V., Ledgeway, T. & Schluppeck, D. (2009). Temporal characteristics of global motion processing revealed by transcranial magnetic stimulation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 30, 2415-2426. [pdf]

Deas, R.W., Roach, N.W., McGraw, P.V. (2008). Distortions of auditory and visual space following adaptation to motion. Experimental Brain Research, 191(4):473-85. DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1543-1. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Webb, B.S. & Moore D (2008) Introduction. Sensory learning: From neural mechanisms to rehabilitation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., & Roach, N.W. (2008). Centrifugal propagation of motion adaptation effects across visual space. [full text]

Webb, B.S., Roach, N.W. & McGraw, P.V. (2007) Perceptual learning in the absence of task or stimulus specificity. PLoS ONE, 2(12): e1323. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001323 [full text]

Webb, B.S., Ledgeway, T. & McGraw, P.V. (2007). Cortical pooling algorithms for judging global motion direction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 104, 3532-353 [pdf]

Roach NW, Heron J, McGraw PV. (2006) Resolving multisensory conflict: a strategy for balancing the costs and benefits of audio-visual integration. Proc Biol Sci. 273(1598):2159-68. [pdf]

Webb BS, McGraw PV, Levi DM. (2006) Learning with a lazy eye: a potential treatment for amblyopia. Br J Ophthalmol. Apr;90(4):518 [pdf] 

McKeefry, D.J., Laviers E.G. & McGraw, P.V. (2006). The segregation and integration of colour in motion processing revealed by motion after-effects. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273: 91-99 [pdf]

Wong EH, Levi DM, McGraw PV. (2005) Spatial interactions reveal inhibitory cortical networks in human amblyopia. Vision Research, 45(21):2810-9. [pdf]

McKeefry, D.J. Abdelaal, S., Barrett, B.T. & McGraw, P.V. (2005) Chromatic masking revealed by the standing wave of Invisibility Illusion. Perception. Special Issue in honour of J.J.Kulikowski. Perception, 34(8):913-20.

Barrett BT, Rowan Candy T, McGraw PV, Bradley A. (2005). Probing the causes of visual acuity loss in patients diagnosed with functional amblyopia. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 25(3):175-8

Vera-Diaz, F., McGraw, P.V., Strang, N., and Whitaker, D. (2005) A psychophysical investigation of ocular expansion in human myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 46(2):758-63.

Vakrou C, Whitaker D, McGraw PV, McKeefry D. (2005) Functional evidence for cone-specific connectivity in the human retina. Journal of Physiology. 566: 93-102. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Walsh, V. and Barrett, B.T. (2004) Motion sensitive neurons in V5/MT modulate perceived spatial position. Current Biology 12, 2042-2047. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., McKeefry, D.J., Whitaker, D. and Vakrou, C. (2004) Positional adaptation reveals multiple chromatic mechanisms in human vision. [full text]

McKeefry, D.J., McGraw, P.V., Whitaker, D. and Vakrou, C. (2004) Chromatic adaptation, perceived location and chromatic tuning properties. Visual Neuroscience 21, 275-282. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Badcock, D.B., and Khuu, S. (2004) Steady viewing dissipates global form perception. Perception 33, 121-125. [pdf]

Whitaker, D., McGraw, P.V., Keeble, D.R.T. and Skillen, J. (2004) Pulling the other one: first- and second-order information interact to determine perceived position. Vision Research 44, 279-286. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Whitaker, D., Badcock, D. R., & Skillen, J. (2003). Neither here nor there: localizing conflicting visual attributes. Journal of Vision, 3(4), 265-273

Simmers, A.J., Ledgeway, T., Hess, R.F. and McGraw, P.V. (2003) Deficits to global motion processing in human amblyopia. Vision Research 43, 729-738. [pdf]

Whitaker, D., Bradley, A., Barrett, B.T. and McGraw, P.V. (2002) Isolation of stimulus characteristics contributing to Weber’s law for position. Vision Research 42, 1137-1148. [pdf]

Skillen, J. Whitaker, D., Popple, A.V. and McGraw, P.V. (2002) The importance of spatial scale in determining illusions of orientation. Vision Research 42, 2447-2455. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Whitaker, D., Skillen, J. and Chung, S.T.L. (2002) Motion adaptation distorts perceived visual position. Current Biology 12, 2042-2047. [pdf]

Barrett, B.T., McGraw, P.V. and Morrill, P. (2002) Perceived contrast following adaptation: the role of adapting stimulus visibility. Spatial Vision 16, 5-19.

Wong, E.H., Levi, D.M. and McGraw, P.V. (2001) Is second-order spatial loss in amblyopia explained by the loss of first-order spatial input? Vision Research 41, 2951-2960. [pdf]

Whitaker, D. and McGraw, P.V. (2000) Long-term visual experience recalibrates human orientation perception. Nature Neuroscience 3, 13-14. [pdf]

Levi, D.M., McGraw, P.V. and Klein, S.A. (2000) Vernier and contrast discrimination in central and peripheral vision. Vision Research 40, 973-988. [pdf]

Van der Pols, J.C., Bates, C.J., McGraw, P.V., Thompson, J.R., Reacher, M., Prentice, A. and Finch, S. (2000) Visual acuity measurements in a national sample of British elderly. British Journal of Ophthalmology 84, 165-170. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Winn, B., Gray, L.S. and Elliott, D. B. Improving the reliability of visual acuity measures in young children. (2000) Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 20, 173-184. [pdf]

Simmers, A.J., Gray, L.S., McGraw, P.V. and Winn, B. (1999) Functional visual loss in amblyopia and the effect of occlusion therapy. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 40, 2859-2871. [pdf]

Simmers, A.J., Gray, L.S., McGraw, P.V. and Winn, B. (1999) Contour interaction for high and low contrast optotypes in normal and amblyopic observers. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 19, 253-260.[pdf]

Barrett, B.T., Whitaker, D., McGraw, P.V. and Herbert, A.M. (1999) Discriminating mirror symmetry in foveal and extra-foveal vision. Vision Research, 39, 3737-3744. [pdf]

Simmers, A.J., Gray, L.S., McGraw, P.V. (1999) Comparison between methods of threshold estimation in the measurement of visual acuity. British Orthoptic Journal 56, 37-44.

Whitaker, D., McGraw, P.V. and Pearson, S. (1999) Non-veridical size perception of expanding and contracting objects. Vision Research, 39, 2999-3009. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V. and Whitaker, D. (1999) Perceptual distortions in the neural representation of visual space. Experimental Brain Research, 125, 122-128. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Levi, D.M. and Whitaker, D. (1999) Spatial characteristics of the second-order visual pathway revealed by positional adaptation. Nature Neuroscience, 2, 479-484. [pdf]

Akutsu, H., McGraw, P.V. and Levi D.M. (1999) Alignment of separated patches: multiple location tags. Vision Research, 39, 789-801. [pdf]

Barrett, B. T. and McGraw, P.V. (1998) Clinical assessment of anterior chamber depth. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 18, s32-s39. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Winn, B., Whitaker, D. and McFadzean, R. (1998) Positional acuity in amblyopia: does a perceptual consequence of neural recruitment exist? Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 18, 423-429. [pdf]

Whitaker, D. and McGraw, P.V. (1998) The effect of suprathreshold contrast on stimulus centroid and its implications for the perceived location of objects. Vision Research, 38, 3591-3599. [pdf]

Whitaker, D. and McGraw, P.V. (1998) Geometric representation of the mechanisms underlying human curvature detection. Vision Research, 38, 3843-3848. [pdf]

Whitaker, D., McGraw, P.V. and Levi D.M. (1997) The influence of adaptation on perceived visual location. Vision Research, 37, 2207-2216. [pdf]

Barrett, B.T., McGraw, P.V., Murray, L.A. and Murgatroyd, P. (1996) Anterior chamber depth measurement in clinical practice. Optometry and Vision Science 73, 482-486.

McGraw, P.V. and Barrett, B.T. and Whitaker, D. (1996) Assessment of vision behind cataract. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 16, s26-s31. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V. and Barrett, B.T. (1996) Assessing macular function in the presence of ocular media opacities. Graefe’s Archives of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 234, 280-283.

Barrett, B.T. and McGraw, P.V. (1995) Predicting the visual outcome of macular hole surgery. Retina 15, 528-529.

Winn, B., Bradley, A., Strang, N.C., McGraw, P.V. and Thibos, L.N. (1995) Reversal of the colour-depth illusion explained by ocular chromatic aberration. Vision Research 35, 2675-2684. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Whitaker, D. and Winn, B. (1995) Invited Editorial: Reliability of the Snellen chart. British Medical Journal 310, 1481-1482.

McGraw, P.V. and Winn, B. (1995) Measurement of letter acuity in pre-school children. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 15, s11-s17. [pdf]

McGraw, P.V., Brosnahan, D., Winn, B. and Whitaker, D. (1995). Assessment of retinal/neural function prior to Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 36, 1155-1162.

McGraw, P.V. and Winn B. (1993). Glasgow Acuity Cards: a new test for the measurement of letter acuity in children. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 13, 400-404.

Commissioned Reviews

Barrtett, B.T., Bradley, A. and McGraw, P.V. Understanding the neural basis of amblyopia. The Neuroscientist. (in press).

Professional Journals

McGraw, P.V. and Winn B. Glasgow Acuity Cards: a new test for children's vision. Optician June 1994.

Barrett, B.T., McGraw, P.V. and Bradley, A. (2002) Understanding the neural basis of Amblyopia. Feature Issue: Amblyopia C.E. Optometry 5, 83-87.