Albinism: A model of adaptation of the brain in congenital visual disorders

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 411-412

  Gottlob, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBINISM; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ALBINISM, OCULAR; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34247280394     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.102962     Document Type: Editorial

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