Parallel development of contour integration and visual contrast sensitivity at low spatial frequencies

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 472, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-178

  Benedek, Krisztina ^a   Janáky, Márta ^a   Braunitzer, Gábor ^b   Rokszin, Alice ^b   Kéri, Szabolcs ^b,c   Benedek, György ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Attention; Contour integration; Contrast sensitivity; Development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTOUR INTEGRATION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649275400     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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