Individual differences in chromatic (red/green) contrast sensitivity are constrained by the relative number of L- versus M-cones in the eye

Vision Research

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1367-1378

  Gunther, Karen L ^a   Dobkins, Karen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatic; Cone opponency; Contrast sensitivity; L M ratio; Luminance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMINANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOMETRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONES (RETINA); CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0036270137     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(02)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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