Reply to Kéri, S. The magnocellular system and schizophrenia

Vision Research

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1183-1185

  Skottun, Bernt C ^a   Skoyles, John R ^b,c  

^a Skottun Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Magnocellular; Schizophrenia; Sensory deficits; Vision

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 41649108990     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.02.010     Document Type: Letter

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