Dynamic shifts of the contrast-response function

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 577-587

  Victor, Jonathan D ^a   Conte, Mary M ^a   Purpura, Keith P ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast adaptation; Contrast gain control; Evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031148151     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800012232     Document Type: Article

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