The human magno and parvo systems and selective impairments of their functions

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 535-543

  Murav'eva, S V ^a   Deshkovich, A A ^b   Shelepin, Yu E ^a  

^a PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b S M KIROV MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Evoked potentials; Magnocellular and parvocellular pathways; Multiple sclerosis; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 67649365438     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: 1573899X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11055-009-9161-3     Document Type: Article

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