The symmetry of visual fields in chromatic discrimination

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Danilova, M V ^a,b   Mollon, J D ^b  

^a PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatic discrimination; Color vision; Hemifield differences; Hemispheric asymmetry; Laterality; Lower hemifield; Sensory comparison; Upper hemifield

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; COLOR VISION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SYNAPSE; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CEREBRUM; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 58549094494     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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