Ideal observer analysis of the development of spatial contrast sensitivity in macaque monkeys

Journal of Vision

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 630-641

  Kiorpes, Lynne ^a   Tang, Chao ^a   Hawken, Michael J ^a   Movshon, J Anthony ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Ideal observer; Monkey; Visual development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GRATING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISION;

EID: 3843082154     PISSN: 15347362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/3.10.6     Document Type: Article

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