Asymmetries in contrast polarity processing in young human infants

Journal of Vision

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 112-125

  Dannemiller, James L ^a   Stephens, Benjamin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Infant vision; Visual development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; EYE DOMINANCE; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFANT; LUMINANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; VISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035789974     PISSN: 15347362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/1.2.5     Document Type: Article

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