Aging alters surround modulation of perceived contrast

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Karas, Renee ^a   McKendrick, Allison M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Corner Cardigan and Keppel Sts ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Contrast discrimination; Contrast matching; Surround modulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; VISUAL CORTEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; VISUAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649091703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.5.11     Document Type: Article

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