Differential activation of multiple current sources of foveal VEPs as a function of spatial frequency

Brain Topography

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-68

  Proverbio, Alice Mado ^a   Zani, Alberto ^b   Avella, Carmela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Istituto Superiore di Educazione Fisica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemispheric asymmetries; Isocontour voltage maps; Magno and Parvo cellular Systems; Multiple current sources; N85; P95; Scalp Current Density; Spatial frequency; Striate and extra striate areas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; SCALP;

EID: 0029852914     PISSN: 08960267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01191643     Document Type: Article

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