Spatial frequencies used in Landolt C orientation judgments: Relation to inferred magnocellular and parvocellular pathways

Vision Research

Volumn 48, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 2615-2624

  McAnany, J Jason ^a   Alexander, Kenneth R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Landolt C; Optotype; Spatial frequency; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 55149095511     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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