Effects of gestational length, gender, postnatal age, and birth order on visual contrast sensitivity in infants

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Dobkins, Karen R ^a   Bosworth, Rain G ^a   McCleery, Joseph P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Infant vision; Magnocellular; Magnocellular parvocellular; Parvocellular; Visual experience

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH ORDER; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIGHT; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 70349829178     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.10.19     Document Type: Article

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