Neural correlate of Vernier acuity tasks assessed by functional MRI (fMRI)

Current Eye Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 717-728

  Sheth, Kevin N ^a   Walker, B Michael ^a   Modestino, Edward J ^a   Miki, Atsushi ^a   Terhune, Kyla P ^a   Francis, Ellie L ^a   Haselgrove, John C ^a   Liu, Grant T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fMRI; Vernier acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; VERNIER ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 34548633515     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680701477815     Document Type: Article

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