A dichoptic projection system for visual psychophysics in fMRI scanners

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-75

  Thompson, Benjamin ^a   Farivar, Reza ^a   Hansen, Bruce C ^a   Hess, Robert F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binocular; Dichoptic; Duel projection; fMRI; Polarization; Projection system; Stimulus presentation

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COST; DICHOPTIC PROJECTION SYSTEM; DISPLAY SYSTEM; FILTER; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; IMAGING SYSTEM; POLAROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 38049171032     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.09.020     Document Type: Article

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