About the Authors

Inês R. Violante

Affiliation Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Maria J. Ribeiro

Affiliation Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Gil Cunha

Affiliation Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Inês Bernardino

Affiliation Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

João V. Duarte

Affiliation Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Fabiana Ramos

Affiliation Medical Genetic Department, Pediatric Hospital of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Jorge Saraiva

Affiliation Medical Genetic Department, Pediatric Hospital of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Eduardo Silva

Affiliation Centre for Hereditary Eye Diseases, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Miguel Castelo-Branco

mcbranco@fmed.uc.pt

Affiliation Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IRV MJR GC MCB. Performed the experiments: IRV. Analyzed the data: IRV GC JVD. Wrote the paper: IRV MJR MCB. Performed the neurophsychological characterization of the participants: IB. Performed the neuroradiological assessment of the participants: GC. Performed the ophtalmologic assessment of patients with NF1: ES. Recruited and diagnosed the patients with NF1: FR JS.