Contrast discrimination: A model and a hypothesis concerning the role of cholinergic modulation in contrast perception

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 873-884

  Smith, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Contrast constancy; Contrast discrimination; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PHILOSOPHY; SCOPOLAMINE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030228918     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800009123     Document Type: Article

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