Neuromagnetic correlates of perceived contrast in primary visual cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2655-2666

  Haynes, J D ^a,b,c   Roth, G ^c   Stadler, M ^c   Heinze, H J ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0037541434     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00820.2002     Document Type: Article

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