Dynamics of chromatic visual system processing differ in complexity between children and adults

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Boon, Mei Ying ^a   Suttle, Catherine M ^a   Henry, Bruce I ^a   Dain, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Color vision; Correlation dimension; Development; Linear; Nonlinear; Visual evoked potential

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOPHYSICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 67650283713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.6.22     Document Type: Article

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