On the statistical significance of electrophysiological steady-state responses

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-232

  Meigen, Thomas ^a   Bach, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ERG; Signal to noise ratio; Statistical significance; Steady state; VEP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE;

ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0033365109     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002097208337     Document Type: Article

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