Development of spatial frequency tuned "Covariance" channels: Individual differences in the electrophysiological (VEP) contrast sensitivity function

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 800-807

  Peterzell, David H ^a   Kelly, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Covariance structure analysis; Factor analysis; Individual differences; Spatial frequency; Spatial vision; Visual development; Visual evoked potential

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; COVARIANCE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIALS;

VISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; COVARIANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VISION;

EID: 0031259536     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199710000-00019     Document Type: Article

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